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Getting started
This section provides a short tour of basic product features and procedures, including using the wizard to set up a scan.
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HCL manages software downloads and licensing through the My HCLSoftware (MHS) portal.

Welcome
Welcome to the documentation for HCL AppScan Standard version 10.8.0
Getting started
This section provides a short tour of basic product features and procedures, including using the wizard to set up a scan.
- Overview
- What's new
  This section describes new AppScan Standard product features and enhancements in this release, as well as deprecations and anticipated changes, where relevant.
- System requirements
  A summary of the minimum hardware and software required for the machine that runs AppScan Standard.
- Installing
  The installation wizard guides you through the fast and simple process.
- HCL License
  HCL manages software downloads and licensing through the My HCLSoftware (MHS) portal.
  - Set up floating license using Cloud or Local License Server
    Your floating license server can be on the cloud. But if your machine doesn't have internet access, or if you want your own license server, it can be local on a machine in your network.
  - Set up a node-locked license
    You can set up a node-locked license using the local license file on your machine.
- How an automatic scan works
  This topic explains the difference between the "stages" and "phases" of a scan.
- Exploration methods for web applications and APIs
  This topic explains the different methods available for exploring sites, before AppScan tests them.
- Web application automatic scan workflow
  Provides a simple workflow of an automatic scan of a web application.
- Web API automatic scan workflow
  Provides a simple workflow of an automatic scan of a web API.
- Home screen
  Describes the options available from the home screen that opens when you load AppScan Standard.
- Tour of the main screens
  Describes the components of the AppScan main screen (Issues view), and all menus and toolbars.
- Tutorial
  This simple tutorial goes through the steps of configuring a simple application scan using the Scan Configuration wizard, running the scan, and reviewing the results.
- Sample files
  The sample files can help give you a feel for using AppScan and what scan results look like.
Configuration
You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.
Manual exploring
Manual exploring enables you to explore specific parts of your application, filling in fields and forms as you go. This can be a way of ensuring that particular areas of the site are covered, and that AppScan has the information needed to complete forms correctly.
Scanning
Learn how to start a scan, and what happens during the scan; how to manually manipulate the Explore stage, and how to export the results of a scan.
Data
Data view is populated with information about the structure of the site during the Explore stage of the scan.
Issues
Issues view provides access to the results of a scan. You can view results at a high level or select specific tests or objects and access more details. These details include how to fix, requests/responses, and differences between the test variants that resulted in issues. You can manipulate the severity of issues, resend tests (with or without modifications), and create reports based on Issues.
Reports
Tools
This section explains how to use additional tools provided with HCL AppScan Standard.
Integrations
This section describes integrations of other applications with AppScan Standard:
Best practices
This section contains some best practices and use cases for advanced users.
FAQ & Troubleshooting
CLI
This section describes the syntax and options available using the Command line interface.
References
Menus and toolbar summaries, and glossary

HCL License

HCL manages software downloads and licensing through the My HCLSoftware (MHS) portal.

Note: Starting from version 10.8.0, FlexNet Operations Portal (FNO) is no longer available for licensing and won't be supported. Make sure to download or configure your MHS license before upgrading. All your entitlements from the FlexNet Operations Portal (FNO) are migrated to MHS. Create new deployments in MHS, then assign and activate your license for AppScan. Devices and products that were activated through FNO does not work anymore. Only the licensing management platform is changed, there are no changes to the license metrics or any additional charges for your licenses migrated from FNO to MHS.

License Types

There are two types of licenses in AppScan Standard:

"Floating" licenses (cloud or local license server): Floating licenses are installed on a Cloud License Server or a Local License Server. This server can be the same machine where AppScan runs. Any server using AppScan must be connected to this server through a network. Each time a user opens AppScan, a license is checked out. When AppScan is closed, the license is checked back in. For more information, see Set up floating license using Cloud or Local License Server.
"Node-locked" licenses (local license file): A node-locked license is a single license that is assigned to a single machine using a local license file. For more information, see Set up a node-locked license.

Trial license

Try the HCL AppScan DAST Free Trial to experience these features firsthand. For more information, reach out to HCL AppScan here.

License Troubleshooting

If you have any problems while setting up your license, you can check License troubleshooting for help.