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Configuring
You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.
Scan Configuration Dialog Box
Test Policy view
Test Policy view of the Configuration dialog box shows details of the current test policy.
Test Policy Update Settings
This dialog box opens from Scan Configuration > Test Policy view.

Configuring
You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.
- Scan Configuration Wizards
  You can quickly configure basic scans using the wizards.
- Scan Configuration Dialog Box
  - URL and Servers view
    URL and Servers view of the Scan Configuration dialog box.
  - Login Management view
    Login Management view of the Scan Configuration dialog box.
  - Environment Definition view
    Environment Definition view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - Exclude Paths and Files view
    Exclude Paths and Files view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - Explore Options view
    Explore Options view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - Parameters and Cookies view
    Parameters and Cookies view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - Automatic Form Fill view
    Automatic Form Fill view of the Configuration dialog box contains the values used to fill forms in your application.
  - Error Pages view
    Error Pages view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - Multi-Step Operations view
    Multi-Step Operations view of the Configuration dialog box is for testing parts of the site that can only be reached by clicking links in a specific order.
  - Content-Based Results view
    Content-Based view of the Configuration dialog box. You can use this view to define a logical structure for the application tree, if AppScan® will not be able to do this based on URL structure.
  - Communication and Proxy view
    Communication and Proxy (if AppScan needs a proxy to access the tested application) view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - HTTP Authentication view
    HTTP Authentication view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - 3rd Party Authentication view
    3rd Party Authentication view of the Configuration dialog box lets you configure AWS settings.
  - Test Policy view
    Test Policy view of the Configuration dialog box shows details of the current test policy.
    - Editing a Test Policy
      Test Policy view can be used to fine-tune your selected test policy.
    - Importing a Test Policy
    - Predefined Test Policies
    - Test Policy Update Settings
      This dialog box opens from Scan Configuration > Test Policy view.
  - Test Optimization view
    Test Optimization uses AppScan’s intelligent test filtering to achive faster scans, when speed is needed, with minimal loss of issue coverage. You choose between four optimization levels depending on your needs.
  - Test Options view
    Test Options view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - Privilege Escalation view
    Privilege Escalation view of the Configuration dialog box lets you compare results for different user levels.
  - Scan Expert view
    Scan Expert view of the Scan Configuration dialog box.
  - Advanced Configuration view
    The Advanced Configuration tab of the Scan Configuration dialog box is used to change advanced registry settings that affect specific scans (Scan Configuration > Advanced Configuration tab), and it should only be used by experienced AppScan users, or when instructed to do so by the support team to troubleshoot a problem.
- Scan file structure
  Explains the basic structure of an AppScan Standard SCAN file.
- Scan templates
  A scan template is simply a scan configuration that has been saved so that you can use it again.
- Changing the configuration during a scan

Test Policy Update Settings

This dialog box opens from Scan Configuration > Test Policy view.

Select which types of tests (if any) will be added to the current Test Policy when new tests are added to your AppScan® tests database. Tests are updated when you load a scan or a template, or when you import a test policy file.

There are three groups: Test Type, Test Invasiveness, and Test Severity. Note that only tests that belong to a selected category in all three groups will be added to the current policy when new tests become available. For example: If you select High Severity, but deselect Invasive, high severity, invasive tests will not be added to this policy when updates become available.