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AppScan Presence
An AppScan Presence on your server enables you to scan sites not accessible from the Internet, and to incorporate scanning as part of your functional testing.

AppScan Presence
An AppScan Presence on your server enables you to scan sites not accessible from the Internet, and to incorporate scanning as part of your functional testing.
- System requirements
- Creating the Presence
  For private web apps, or for including a scan as part of your functional testing procedure, you must create an AppScan Presence, with access to the web app or back-end server, and to the Internet. Proxy connections are supported.
- Starting the Presence
- Configuring Private Site Server proxy for legacy Presence
  If your private network requires the Private Site Server to use a proxy to connect with the web app or back-end server (internal proxy), or with the Internet (outgoing proxy), configure it as follows.
- Configuring a PAC file
  If a proxy auto-config (PAC) file is required in order to reach the various domains in your site, configure the AppScan Presence as follows.
- Renewing the Presence key
  When you originally download the presence, it includes a key to activate it. When that key expires, you must replace it with a valid key.
- Log files
- Upgrading to the new AppScan Presence
  If you already have a V1 AppScan Presence installed and you want to upgrade to V2, follow these instructions.
- Legacy AppScan Presence
  This section describes the legacy version of the AppScan Presence, V1. This version will be supported only until October 1, 2022.

AppScan Presence

An AppScan Presence on your server enables you to scan sites not accessible from the Internet, and to incorporate scanning as part of your functional testing.

For web apps that are not accessible from the Internet you must create an AppScan Presence, with access to the web app or back-end server, and to the Internet, to be able to scan. Then follow the regular instructions for dynamic scanning. Proxy connections are supported.

Important: On March 13, 2022 a new version (V2) of the Presence was released. V2 offers improved stability and performance, as well as a log that lists all authorities (host:port) that the Presence accessed.

V2 does not include the AppScan DAST Proxy Server. This is now available as a separate download, called the AppScan Traffic Recorder.
V1 will continue to be available and supported until October 1, 2022.

If you already have V1 installed, you should update to V2 to benefit from its advantages. For details see Upgrading to the new AppScan Presence.

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