Installing the AppScan Central Platform

Installing the AppScan Central Platform is a multi-step process:
  1. Download ASCP installation kit to a target installation directory.
  2. Install ASCP using the self-extracting installation file.
Note: Perform all installation and configuration activities as an Administrator on the target system.

Installing ASCP

To install ASCP:
  1. Download the ASCP installation package from HCL License and Download Portal.
  2. Provide executable permission to the installer by running 
    $ chmod +x [AppScan360 package]
  3. In the folder to which the package was downloaded, run the self-extracting installation file:
    [AppScan360 package] -- $PWD
    Note: This command assumes ASCP is installed to the same location to which the kit file was downloaded from HCL License and Download Portal.
    To install to a different directory, specify that directory using the --target command. For example:
    • The package was downloaded to /var/tmp/appscan/ascp/1.2.9,
    • the configuration file (singular-singular.clusterKit.properties) also resides in this location,
    • the installation package is named AppScan360_v1.2.0.run, and
    • the target install location is /var/opt/appscan/ascp/1.2.9, then run:
    ./AppScan360_v1.2.0.run --target /var/opt/appscan/ascp/1.2.9 -- $PWD
    Note: Installation log files are located at [AppScan360 extraction folder]/logs

The installation process manifests some self-generated elements (for example, self-signed root CA certificate, secret keys), all of which are written back to the configuration file (singular-singular.clusterKit.properties) at the end of the installation.

After a few minutes, a confirmation shows that AppScan 360° is installed and ready to use.
Important: To run scans you must activate AppScan 360° with a license key.