User-Defined Templates

Required Template Permissions: Owner

Note: Scans and scan templates each require different role and permission types for the user. For more information, see Roles and Permissions in the Tenable Developer Portal.

Tenable provides a variety of scan templates for specific scanning purposes. If you want to customize a Tenable-provided scan template and share it with other users, you can create a user-defined scan template.

You can create, edit, copy, export, or delete user-defined Tenable Web App Scanning templates from the Scans page. You can also export Tenable Web App Scanning scan templates.

Click a template to view or edit its settings and parameters, or use the following procedures to manage your user-defined templates:

Create a user-defined template

You can create user-defined scan templates to save and share custom scan settings with other Tenable Web App Scanning users.

When you define a scan template, Tenable Web App Scanning assigns you owner permissions for the scan template. You can share the scan template by assigning template permissions to other users, but only you can delete the scan template.

To create a user-defined scan template:

In the left navigation plane, click Scans.

The My Scans page appears.
In the upper-right corner of the page, click the Scan Templates.

The Scan Templates page appears.
In the upper-right corner of the page, click the Create Template button.

The Select a Template page appears.
Click the tile for the template you want to use as the base for your user-defined scan template.

The Create a Template page appears.

Configure the scan.

Tab	Action
Settings	Configure the settings available in the scan template. For more information, see Basic Settings in Tenable Web App Scanning Scans.
Scope	Specify the URLs and file types that you want to include in or exclude from your scan. For more information, see Scope Settings in Tenable Web App Scanning Scans.
Assessment	Specify how a scan identifies vulnerabilities and what vulnerabilities the scan identifies. This includes identifying malware, assessing the vulnerability of a system to brute force attacks, and the susceptibility of web applications. For more information, see Assessment Settings in Tenable Web App Scanning Scans.
Advanced	Specify advanced controls for scan efficiency.
Credentials	Specify credentials you want Tenable Vulnerability Management to use to perform a credentialed scan.
Plugins	Select security checks by plugin family or individual plugin.

The scan template table updates based on your selection.

Edit a user-defined template

Required Template Permissions: Can Edit

To edit a user-defined scan template:

In the left navigation plane, click Scans.

The My Scans page appears.
In the upper-right corner of the page, click the Scan Templates.

The Scan Templates page appears.
In the scan templates table, In the row of the scan you want to edit, click the button.
Select Edit.

Configure the scan template options.

Tab	Action
Settings	Configure the settings available in the scan template. For more information, see Basic Settings in Tenable Web App Scanning Scans.
Scope	Specify the URLs and file types that you want to include in or exclude from your scan. For more information, see Scope Settings in Tenable Web App Scanning Scans.
Assessment	Specify how a scan identifies vulnerabilities and what vulnerabilities the scan identifies. This includes identifying malware, assessing the vulnerability of a system to brute force attacks, and the susceptibility of web applications. For more information, see Assessment Settings in Tenable Web App Scanning Scans.
Advanced	Specify advanced controls for scan efficiency.
Credentials	Specify credentials you want Tenable Vulnerability Management to use to perform a credentialed scan.
Plugins	Select security checks by plugin family or individual plugin.

Click Save.

Tenable Web App Scanning saves the user-defined scan template and adds it to the list of templates on the Scan Templates page.

Copy a user-defined template

When you copy a user-defined scan template, Tenable Web App Scanning assigns you owner permissions for the copy. You can share the copy by assigning template permissions to other users, but only you can delete the copied scan template.

To copy a user-defined scan template:

In the left navigation plane, click Scans.

The My Scans page appears.
In the upper-right corner of the page, click the Scan Templates.

The Scan Templates page appears.
In the scan templates table, In the row of the scan you want to edit, click the button.

A menu appears.
In the menu, click the button.
A Template copied message appears. Tenable Web App Scanning creates a copy of the scan template with Copy of prepended to the name and assigns you owner permissions for the copy. The copy appears in the scan templates table.

Delete a user-defined template

If you delete a user-defined scan template, Tenable Vulnerability Management deletes it from all user accounts.

Before you begin:

Delete any scans that use the template you want to delete. You cannot delete a scan template if a scan is using the template.

To delete a user-defined scan template or templates:

In the left navigation plane, click Scans.

The My Scans page appears.
In the upper-right corner of the page, click the Scan Templates.

The Scan Templates page appears.
Select the scan template or templates you want to delete:
- Select a single scan template:
  1. In the scans table, roll over the scan you want to launch.
  2. In the row, click the button.
    
    A menu appears.
  3. In the menu, click the button.
    
    A confirmation window appears.
- Select multiple scan templates:
  1. In the scan templates table, select the check box for each scan template you want to delete.
    The action bar appears at the bottom of the pagetop of the table.
  2. In the action bar, click the button.
    A confirmation window appears.
In the confirmation window, click Delete.

Tenable Web App Scanning deletes the user-defined scan template or templates you selected.