Instant scan
Running scans is a crucial step in the security assessment process, allowing you to identify and address vulnerabilities within your web applications. There are multiple ways to start a scan. This guide shows you how to launch a new scan using the New Scan button.
This document describes how to create a new scan in Invicti Platform.
All scans must comply with the Authorized target scanning policy. Review this document before executing the scans.
Steps to start a new scan
After configuring your targets, you are ready to begin scanning.
- Select Scans from the left-side menu, then click New scan on the All scans page to open the scan settings.
- In the Scan target drop-down, use the checkboxes to select the targets you want to scan.
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Choose a scan profile from the list of available default or custom profiles.
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From the Report drop-down menu, choose your preferred report type.
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Select Immediately in the How would you like to scan? field.
To schedule the scan for a later time, refer to the linked documents following.
- Confirm the scan configuration and start the scan by pressing Start scan.
The scan starts immediately. You can access the scan results by clicking on the relevant line on the list of scans on the All scans page. Refer to the Review scan results document for more information.
Alternative scan schedule options
To run the scan at a different time than immediately, refer to the linked documents following:
- Scheduled future scan - allows you to create a scan for a specific date and time in advance
- Recurring scan - allows you to set up automated scanning routines to execute at predefined intervals on specified days
- Incremental scan - selectively scans only newly discovered or modified pages
An ephemeral target with a dynamically generated URL can only be scanned via API or during CI/CD.
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