Tenable Web App Scanning Scan Settings

Scan settings enable you to refine parameters in scans to meet your specific network security needs. The scan settings you can configure vary depending on the Tenable-provided template on which a scan or user-defined template is based.

You can configure these settings in individual scans or in user-defined templates from which you create individual scans.

Tenable Web App Scanning scan settings are organized into the following categories:

Settings in User-Defined Templates

When configuring settings for user-defined templates, note the following:

  • If you configure a setting in a user-defined template, that setting applies to any scans you create based on that user-defined template.
  • You base a user-defined template on a Tenable-provided template. Most of the settings are identical to the settings you can configure in an individual scan that uses the same Tenable-provided template.

    However, certain Basic settings are unique to creating a user-defined template, and do not appear when configuring an individual scan. For more information, see Basic Settings in User-Defined Templates.

  • You can configure certain settings in a user-defined template, but cannot modify those settings in an individual scan based on a user-defined template. These settings include Discovery, Assessment, Report, Advanced, Compliance, SCAP, and Plugins. If you want to modify these settings for individual scans, create individual scans based on a Tenable-provided template instead.

  • If you configure Credentials in a user-defined template, other users can override these settings by adding scan-specific or managed credentials to scans based on the template.