General settings and how to update them

The General Settings page allows you to customize permissions and functions for Acunetix 360 based on your preferences. The table below provides an explanation of the options available on this page.

  1. From the main menu, select Settings > General.
  2. If you're using Acunetix 360 On-Demand, select the relevant checkboxes. For Acunetix 360 On-Premises, fill out the fields and select the relevant checkboxes.
  1. Click Save.

NOTE: The availability of these settings varies depending on the system version and the user's privileges.

Field

Description

Application URL

This is the URL that will be used to generate all system URLs.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Update Server URL

This is the URL that will be used to connect for updates. It has a static value that cannot be changed.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Enable Discovery Service

Enable this option for scan to include application and service discovery. It is enabled by default.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Discovery Service URL

This is the directory path where discovery service data is stored. If you change this path, you should move the existing files from the old location to the new one.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Scan Data Path

This is the directory path where scan data is stored. If you change this path, you should move the existing files from the old location to the new one.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Screenshots Path

This is the directory path where screenshots are stored. If you change this path, you should move the existing files from the old location to the new one.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Agent Data Path

This is the directory path where agent installation files and agent request logs are stored. If you change this path, you should move the existing files from the old location to the new one.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Max Upload File Size in MB

This is the maximum uploaded file size in megabytes. This setting sets the maximum uploaded file size for Client Certificate, Import Links, Import Websites, Custom Fields in Integrations, Scan Policy, and importing License File.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Sales Contact Email

This is the email address of your Sales Contact at Acunetix.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Support Contact Email

This is the email address of your Support Contact at Acunetix.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Agent Not Available Timeout (Minutes)

This lets you set a timeout in minutes to mark agents as Not Available when they remain non-responding longer than the specified time.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Agent Selection Enabled

Enable this option to allow users to select an Agent (a service application that executes scans) when launching a scan. It is enabled by default.


This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Enable Segment Tracking

Enable this option to let Acunetix 360 track your usage. If enabled, you need to enter the key into the Segment Key field.

This is optional and is subject to the legal agreement between your organization and Invicti.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Enable Hawk URL

Enable this option to change the Hawk settings. If enabled, you can enter a Hawk URL and validate Hawk and DNS Settings. You can also change the Hawk URL in scan policies.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Impersonation Settings

Support can see my account

This enables Acunetix support to see your account.

Support can edit my account

This enables Acunetix support to edit your account.

Advanced Settings

Disable issue notifications that are sent by the system

Enable this option to disable Issue notifications that are sent by Acunetix 360.

Do not mark Information issues as accepted risks

Enable this option to prevent Information Issues from being automatically marked as Accepted Risk.

Disable assigning issues to the committer

Enable this option to disable the assigning of Issues to the committer during scans triggered by any Continuous Integration System. Disabling this setting means that Issues are assigned to the Technical Contact.

Send notifications about long-running scans

Enable this option to receive notifications from the system about long-running scans. It is enabled by default.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Force agents to use Invicti web application VDB file URL

Instead of configuring proxy settings for services.invicti.com, enabling this option allows agents to utilize the Invicti web application as a Vulnerability Database (VDB) source.

Internal agent Terminate Timeout (Hours)

This setting terminates agents that have not sent heartbeats within the specified time duration. The duration must be between 1 and 360 minutes, with a default of 240 minutes.

Data Retention Settings

Configure retention period for raw scan files

Enable this option to configure the raw scan file retention period time in days.

Raw scan files are the files stored as ZIP file that was created by the agent.

These files are needed for incremental and retest scans. When the retention period is over, the raw scan file is removed. However, the scan data, such as issues, remains available.

Configure retention period for scan data

Enable this option to configure the scan data retention period time in days.

The scan data refer to the scans in the database. When the retention period is over, the scan data, such as issues, site map, notifications, tags, and base scan, is removed.

This is similar to deleting a scan from the Recent Scans page.

Scan Control Settings

Suspend all future scans

This allows you to suspend all scans, pause all active scans, and resume all paused scans. For further information, refer to Managing scans.

Do not stop scan when maximum logout is exceeded

Enable this option to stop a scan when the maximum logout number is exceeded. It is not recommended to enable this option, as possible authentication issues will be ignored.

This is available in the Acunetix 360 On-Premises edition only.

Privacy Data and Security Settings

IP restricted sessions

Enable this option to add extra security protection by making user sessions IP restricted. Once enabled, the same cookies can not be used to access the session from different IP addresses.

Do not expose sensitive information in the API responses

Enable this option to prevent sensitive information from being exposed in the API responses. If not selected, the sensitive information is presented as decrypted.

Prevent any sensitive information showing within the product

When enabled, users will be required to enter a password to gain access to edit any custom scripts and some sensitive data will be hidden. This setting is only available to Account Administrators.

Configure user timeout for time period

Set a session time limit (in minutes, hours or days) after which all users will be required to sign in again. This overwrites the "remember me" option on the sign in screen. This setting is only available for Account Administrators.

Warning Text Settings

Customize Header Text

This allows you to enter text that will appear right next to the logo on the header. All users see this text on all pages.

Login Warning Banner

This allows you to configure a login banner warning that appears when logged in to Acunetix 360. For further information, refer to Configuring Login Warning Banner.

IAST Bridge

Default Bridge URL

This allows you to set a default Bridge URL for AcuSensor. The bridge is mandatory for Java and Node.js servers. For further information, refer to Deploying AcuSensor in Acunetix 360.

Default Policies

Default Scan Policy

This allows you to set a default scan policy for all new scans in your account. The default scan policy applies to all team members. For further information, refer to Configuring Scan Policies.

Default Report Policy

This allows you to set a default report policy for all new scans in your account. The default report policy applies to all team members. For further information, refer to Custom Report Policies.

PCI Reporting Settings

Company Name

This will be used on reports where the company name is shown, for example, PCI Reports.

 

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