Scan Types in Tenable Web App Scanning
Scan types in Tenable Web App Scanning scans are available to help you quickly start your scans with the appropriate level of options.
Did You Know? Scanning: 65% of WAS customers prefer to run a Quick Scan.
Scan Types
| Types | Description | Scan Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Scan | Quick overview scan that discovers up to 70% of vulnerabilities. This scan focuses on configuration issues related to SSL/TLS and HTTP security headers. This scan type is available for launch via a button on most pages in your Tenable Web App Scanning user interface. | Three minutes or less |
| Basic Scan |
Normal scan that crawls the entire application and discovers up to 85% of vulnerabilities. This scan focuses on the misconfigurations and the component vulnerabilities. |
Under an hour |
| Full Scan |
Comprehensive scan that crawls the entire application and discovers all known vulnerabilities. This scan focuses on the misconfigurations, the component vulnerabilities, and the common generic vulnerabilities. |
A few hours |
| Custom Scan | Control all settings and choose the plugins you want to run. | Variable |
Note: Each scan type (and scan template) supports families of plugins and individual plugins. For more information, see View Your Scan Plugins.