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Recurring scan

Recurring scans allow you to set up automated scanning routines to execute at predefined intervals on specified days. With flexible scheduling options, including selecting the preferred day of the month and defining the frequency of recurrence, you can tailor the scanning pattern to your specific requirements.

This document describes how to create a recurring scan in Invicti Platform.

READ BEFORE LAUNCHING SCANS

All scans must comply with the Authorized target scanning policy. Review this document before executing the scans.

Steps to schedule a recurring scan​

After configuring your targets, you are ready to begin scanning.

  1. Select Scans from the left-side menu, then click New scan on the All scans page to open the scan settings.
  2. In the Scan target drop-down, use the checkboxes to select the targets you want to scan.
Scan Target Selection showing checkboxes to select targets for scanning

  1. Choose a Scan profile from the list of available default or custom profiles.

  2. From the Report drop-down menu, choose your preferred report type.

  3. Select Recurring in the How would you like to scan? field.

  4. In the Start fields, specify when you want the scan to begin.

Recurring scan start time configuration with date and time fields
  1. Specify the Frequency. The options are daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, and custom.
Recurring scan frequency options including daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, and custom
  • If you selected custom, create your own custom schedule using the Repeats every fields. Read more about Custom scan schedule example at the end of this document.
  1. Specify the end date if applicable.
End date specification for recurring scan schedules
  1. If you would like the future scans to be incremental, select yes in the Would you like these future scans to be incremental? field.
Incremental scan option for recurring scans configuration

tip

Learn more about incremental scanning in Invicti Platform.

  1. Select Schedule scan to complete the scan configuration.
  2. When opening the scan details, you are notified that the scan has been scheduled for a certain date and time.
Recurring scan confirmation notification showing scheduled date and time
  1. All your scheduled scans are listed on the Scan schedules page.
Scan schedules page showing all scheduled recurring scans

The scan starts according to the set schedule and frequency. You can access the scan results by clicking on the relevant line in the list of scans on the All scans page. For more information, refer to the Review scan results document.

Custom scan schedule example​

The custom option (under Frequency) enables you to tailor the scanning schedule according to your specific requirements.

For example, if you wish to conduct a scan every three weeks on two specific days, such as Mondays and Friday, you can utilize the custom settings to define this pattern accurately.

This can be altered to have a scan run every week, twice a week, every 3 months, or every 5 years.

Custom scan schedule example

Alternative scan schedule options​

To run the scan at a different time, refer to the linked documents following:

  1. Instant scan - provides a quick and efficient way to detect and address potential vulnerabilities in real-time
  2. Scheduled future scan - allows you to plan a scan for a specific date and time in advance
  3. Incremental scan - selectively scans only newly discovered or modified pages

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