What is a Target?

A target is a website, web application, server, or network device that you would like to scan for security vulnerabilities. In general, a target license is required for each web application and for each domain.

For licensing purposes, the following rules apply:

  • localhost and 127.0.0.1 consume 1 target
  • example.com and www.example.com count as 1 target
  • https and http count as 1 target
  • Subdomains are different targets, e.g. www.example.com and www2.example.com consume 2 targets
  • Different URLs in the same domain count as 1 target, e.g. www.example.com and www.example.com/blog/ consume 1 target
  • Different ports for the same address count as 1 target, e.g. www.example.com:8080 and www.example.com:8888 consume 1 target
  • Acunetix test sites (vulnweb.com) do not consume any targets
  • There is an upper limit to the number of targets you can create, irrespective of how many variations are created following the above rules; this limit is equal to 5 times the number of targets purchased and allowed by your license

What are Network Scans only targets?

A Network Scans only target is a network server or device that can be configured in Acunetix, which you can scan for network vulnerabilities.

Acunetix Premium On-Premises customers can configure an unlimited number of free network targets.

Acunetix Online customers can configure up to n Network Scans only targets where n is their license limit (essentially doubling their scan target quota). For example, a customer that has a license for 10 targets can configure 10 network targets in addition to the 10 web targets allowed by the license.

 

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