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Configuring Settings

General Settings

This document is for:
Invicti Enterprise On-Demand, Invicti Enterprise On-Premises

The General Settings page contains permissions and functions for Invicti Enterprise that you can enable and disable according to your preferences.

The table below explains the options available on the General Settings page.

NOTE: The availability of the settings differs based on the system version and user privileges.

Field

Description

Application URL

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

This is available in the Invicti Enterprise 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 Invicti Enterprise On-Premises edition only.

Enable Discovery Service

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

This is available in the Invicti Enterprise 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 Invicti Enterprise 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 Invicti Enterprise 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 Invicti Enterprise 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 Invicti Enterprise 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 Invicti Enterprise On-Premises edition only.

Sales Contact Email

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

This is available in the Invicti Enterprise On-Premises edition only.

Support Contact Email

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

This is available in the Invicti Enterprise 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 Invicti Enterprise 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 Invicti Enterprise On-Premises edition only.

Enable Segment Tracking

Enable this option to let Invicti 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 Invicti Enterprise On-Premises edition only.

Enable Hawk URL Configuration

Enable this option to configure the Hawk URL. If enabled, you can change the Hawk URL and validate the Hawk and DNS Settings. If changed, you can select the Update all scan policies option to apply the change to all scan policies.

This is available in the Invicti Enterprise On-Premises edition only.

Support can see my account

This enables Invicti support to see your account.

This is available in the Invicti Enterprise On-Demand edition only.

Support can edit my account

This enables Invicti support to edit your account.

This is available in the Invicti Enterprise On-Demand edition only.

Disable Issue notifications that are sent by the system

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

Do not mark Information issues as accepted risk

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.

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.

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.

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 Invicti Enterprise On-Premises edition only.

Allow scanning without a duration limit

Enable this option to prevent the scan from being terminated when the maximum scan duration limit is reached.

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 Invicti Enterprise On-Premises edition only.

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.

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.

Scan Control

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.

Privacy & Security

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.

Warning Texts

Customize Header Text

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

Login Banner Warning

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

IAST Bridge

Default Bridge URL

This allows you to set a default Bridge URL for Invicti Shark. The bridge is mandatory for .NET, Java, and Node.js servers. For further information, refer to Deploying Invicti Shark.

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.

How to update General Settings

  1. From the main menu, select Settings > General.
  2. Which product are you using?
  1. Invicti Enterprise On-Demand: Select the relevant checkboxes.
  2. Invicti Enterprise On-Premises: Complete the fields and select the relevant checkboxes.
  1. Click Save.

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