Transition to the New WAS Interface
Required Additional License: Tenable.io Web Application Scanning
On March 1, 2021, Tenable activated the new interface and set the classic interface to read-only mode for all of your users. For more information, see Activate the New Interface.
Welcome to the new Tenable.io Web Application Scanning interface!
Tenable designed this new interface to improve the efficiency and ease of your workflow as you configure scans and analyze scan results.
The system requirements are the same for both classic and new interfaces.
Feature Parity
The table below lists which tasks are supported in each interface.
| Task | Classic | New |
|---|---|---|
| Get Started | ||
| Get started | Get Started with WAS | |
| Navigate | Navigate the Classic Interface in WAS (Classic Interface) | Navigate Tenable.io (New Interface) |
| View license information | no classic interface equivalent | |
| Scans | ||
| Create or edit a scan configuration |
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Note: In the classic Tenable.io Web Application Scanning interface, the Legacy Web App Scan template appears in the Web Application tab of the Tenable-provided scan templates. In the new interface, this template appears in the Scanner tab. |
| Create or edit a scan configuration for PCI/ASV compliance |
Create a Scan (Classic Interface) (PCI WAS Scan template) |
Create a WAS Scan (PCI scan template) |
| Create or edit an API scan configuration | no classic interface equivalent | Create a WAS Scan (API scan template) |
| Launch a scan | Start or Stop a Scan (Classic Interface) | Launch a Scan |
| Stop a scan | Start or Stop a Scan (Classic Interface) | Stop a Running Scan |
| Edit scan configurations | Configure Scan Settings (Classic Interface) | Edit WAS Scan Settings |
| Copy a scan configuration | Copy a Scan Configuration (Classic Interface) | Copy a Scan Configuration |
| Manage scan credentials | WAS Credentials (Classic Interface) | Credentials in WAS Scans |
| Change scan ownership |
no classic interface equivalent |
Change Scan Ownership |
| View scan results | View Scans (Classic Interface) | View WAS Scan Details |
| View scan notes | no classic interface equivalent | View Scan Notes |
| View plugin attachments | no classic interface equivalent | View Plugin Attachments |
| Move scan to a folder | supported | Move a Scan to a Scan Folder |
| Move a scan to the trash | supported | |
| Delete a scan permanently | Delete a Scan (Classic Interface) | |
| Delete a scan job | Delete a Scan Job | |
| Import a scan | supported | development pending |
| Export scan results | Export Scan Results (Classic Interface) | Export Scan Results |
| View scan audit trails | supported | development pending |
| Policies/User-Defined Scan Templates (see Terminology Differences) | ||
| Create a user-defined scan template | supported | |
| Edit a user-defined scan template | supported | Edit a User-Defined Template |
| Copy a user-defined scan template | no classic interface equivalent | Copy a User-Defined Template |
| Set permissions for a user-defined scan template | supported | Edit a User-Defined Template |
| Change ownership of a user-defined scan template | supported | Change User-Defined Template Ownership |
| Delete a user-defined scan template | supported | Delete a User-Defined Template |
| Dashboards | ||
| Manage dashboards | Web Applications Workbench (Classic Interface) | Dashboards |
| View dashboard templates | no classic interface equivalent | View the Dashboards Page |
| Create a dashboard | no classic interface equivalent | Create a Dashboard |
| Customize dashboards with dashboard widgets | no classic interface equivalent | |
| Configure a dashboard | no classic interface equivalent | Manage Widgets |
| Duplicate a dashboard | no classic interface equivalent | Duplicate a Dashboard |
| Delete a dashboard | no classic interface equivalent | Delete a Dashboard |
The table below briefly lists terminology differences between the classic and new interfaces.
| Classic Interface | New Interface |
|---|---|
| Policy — A set of predefined configuration options related to performing a scan. You can create a policy to share a configured template with other users. | Scan Template — A set of predefined configuration options related to performing a scan. You can use one of the Tenable-provided scan templates to create a scan, or you can create a user-defined scan template to share a configured template with other users. |