Policies
You can apply the pre-defined policies - as well as your own custom policies - to show only data for the issues that are relevant for you.
ASoC currently includes sixteen
pre-defined policies. You can also create your own custom policies using our
predefined functions. Policy creation and management is available through the user
interface and through the REST API. You can associate up to five policies with any
application. In addition you can apply a "baseline policy", that will take account
only of issues found after a specified date and time.
Note: When you associate a policy with an application, it is enabled
by default. You can disable the policy while maintaining the association, and
re-enable it later.
Note: When a policy is deleted, all associations are
removed.
Note: If no policies are enabled, an application is considered
compliant only if there are no active issues with severity Critical, High,
Medium, or Low. You can associate and enable policies to override this default
compliance.
Predefined policies
All pre-defined policies are available through the user interface as well as through the API.
Policies available are:
| Industry Standard | Regulatory Compliance |
|---|---|
| CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses 2021 | CANADA Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) |
| International Standard - ISO 27001 | EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) |
| International Standard - ISO 27002 | Payment Application Data Security Standard |
| NIST Special Publication 800-53 | PCI Compliance |
| OWASP Top 10 2017 | US DISA's Application Security and Development STIG. V5R1 |
| OWASP Top 10 2021 | US Electronics Funds and Transfer Act (EFTA) |
| OWASP Top 10 Mobile 2016 | US Federal Information Security Mgmt. Act (FISMA) |
| WASC Threat Classification 2.0 | US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
| US Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) |
Baseline policy
Baseline policy calculates compliance based on issues found in the application for the first time after a set date. Unlike the predefined policies, a baseline policy is specific to a single application.
Baseline policy does npt count as one of the five policies that can be associated with an application. You can have five associated policies and also a baseline policy.
To set a baseline policy for an application:
- On the Applications page, click an application name to open the application's page.
- At the upper right corner of the page, click
> Manage policies. - Click Add baseline policy (or, if one already exists, Update baseline policy).
- Adjust date and time as needed, then click Set baseline.
Note: If you promote a personal scan in an application
with a baseline policy dated after the personal scan ran, issues found in the
scan will not change the status of the application. This is because the issues are
counted from when they were discovered, not when the scan was promoted.
Custom policies
You can create your own custom policies. For details, see Creating custom policies.