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Configuration
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
Define and edit the collection of tests that will be sent to the application during testing; the test policy.
Predefined Test Policies

Configuration
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
    Configure the Starting URL for the svcan, and any additional servers and domains to be included.
  - Login Management view
    Show AppScan® how to log in to your application.
  - One-Time Password (OTP) view
    If required by your application, configure AppScan® to use OTP when logging in.
  - Environment Definition view
    Environment definition is not essential, but enables AppScan® to safely refrain from sending non-relevant tests during the scan, resulting in a faster and more accurate scan.
  - Exclude Paths and Files view
    You can configure AppScan to ignore certain paths in the application, or specific types of file.
  - Explore Options view
    Define scan limits, link extraction methods and the general Explore method.
  - Parameters and Cookies view
    Identify session IDs and list parameters to exclude from the scan.
  - Automatic Form Fill view
    Provide AppScan® with valid parameter values for filling forms in your application during the scan.
  - Error Pages view
    Add strings, regular expressions and URLs to identify your application's custom error pages.
  - Multi-Step Operations view
    Record and manage multi-step operations that are required to reach specifica parts of the application that could otherwise be missed.
  - Content-Based Results view
    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
    Configure communication timeout and proxy server settings.
  - HTTP Authentication view
    Add server-level authentication and client-side certificates, if required by the application.
  - 3rd Party Authentication view
    3rd Party Authentication view of the Configuration dialog box lets you configure AWS settings.
  - Test Policy view
    Define and edit the collection of tests that will be sent to the application during testing; the 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
    Apply optimization for faster scans at times in the product lifecycle when speed is more important to you than scan depth.
  - Test Options view
    Additional test options.
  - Privilege Escalation view
    Refer AppScan to scans run using different user privileges, to discover privileged resources that may be accessible to users with insufficient privileges.
  - Advanced Configuration view
    This view gives you access to many advanced registry settings 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

Predefined Test Policies

The Policy Files pane at the lower left of Test Policy view lets you select one of the recently used policies, or one of the predefined ones. The predefined policies provide a range of useful policies for common requirements.


Policy Name	Description
Default	Includes all tests except invasive and port listener tests.
Application-Only	Includes all application level tests except invasive and port listener tests.
Infrastructure-Only	Includes all infrastructure level tests except invasive and port listener tests.
Third-Party-Only	Includes all third-party level tests except invasive and port listener tests.
Invasive	Includes all invasive tests (tests which might affect the server's stability).
Complete	Includes all AppScan® tests.
Web Services	Includes all REST and SOAP related tests except invasive and port listener tests.
The Vital Few	Includes a selection of tests that have a high probability of success. This can be useful for evaluating a site when time is limited.
Developer Essentials	Includes a selection of application tests that have a high probability of success. This can be useful for evaluating a site when time is limited.
Production Site	Excludes invasive tests that might damage the site, or tests that might result in Denial of Service to other users. Note: For more information about scanning a live site, see Scanning live production environments.