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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.
Editing a Test Policy
Test Policy view can be used to fine-tune your selected test policy.

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

Editing a Test Policy

Test Policy view can be used to fine-tune your selected test policy.

About this task

You can fine-tune the current test policy by adding or deleting tests, and also export the changed configuration as a user-defined test policy for future use.

Procedure

In the Scan Configuration dialog box, click Test Policy (or in Scan Configuration Wizard > Test Policy).

The upper area lists all AppScan® tests and indicates which are included in the current scan (check box selected).
Include/exclude tests or variants by selecting/deselecting the check box(es). (To view individual variants, click the + icon next to a Test Name.)
Note: For each test the following information is listed: Name, Variant ID, CVE ID, CWE ID, Severity assigned to the issue (and whether the severity is CVSS or user-assigned), Type, Invasiveness, WASC threat classification, and XFID (X-Force ID). You can Sort tests by any of these fields, by clicking on the column header.
Note: The Search facility lets you search for tests using free text search.
In the Information field at the top right of the dialog, you can edit the description.
New tests are continually being added to AppScan's database of tests. By default, all new tests except Invasive tests are added to all user-defined test policies. However, you can define which groups in your policy will be updated: Click Update Settings, select/deselect check boxes in the Test Policy Update Settings dialog box as required, then click OK.

The dialog box contains three groups: Test Type, Test Invasiveness, and Test Severity. Only the tests that belong to a selected category in all three groups will be added to the current policy, when new tests are added to your AppScan® database of tests. 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.
You can optionally give the scan a name and save it for future use (click Export, and save in .policy format).
Click OK to save the changes to the current Test Policy.