Which edition of Acunetix do I need to use the Acunetix Jenkins plugin? The Acunetix Jenkins Plugin requires access to the Acunetix API and API key, which is only available in Acunetix Enterprise. The Target I have set-up in Acunetix is not showing in drop-down list inside Jenkins. The Acunetix Jenkins Plugin will display all […]
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Installing and Configuring Acunetix Jenkins Plugin
To install the Acunetix Jenkins Plugin, start by navigating to Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins and select the Available tab. Search the Jenkins Plugin Index for Acunetix. Select Install without restart. Configuring the Acunetix Jenkins Plugin Before starting to use the Acunetix Jenkins Plugin in a Jenkins job, you will need to configure the plugin […]
How do I update to the latest Acunetix build?
Keeping Acunetix up-to-date is important to ensure you always get the latest updates to existing and newly added tests, features, bugfixes and improvements. Fortunately it’s not only easy but transparent. By default Acunetix automatically checks for updates, installs any new updates in the background without any user interaction. Note – Before installing the update, Acunetix […]
How to Backup Acunetix
Backing-up your Acunetix data and settings is important and should be done frequently, especially on production systems. This post will show how to do this manually and will also offer a sample implementation in PowerShell for automating the process. Stopping Acunetix services Before taking a backup, be certain that no scans are running and stop […]
Getting Started with the Acunetix Web Services Editor
The Web Services Editor is a tool that forms part of the Acunetix Manual Pen Testing Tools suite (available to download for free). The Web Services Editor allows you to import an online or local WSDL file for an in depth analysis of WSDL requests and responses. The editor also features syntax highlighting for all […]
Tips on reducing Acunetix scan time
Select or create your own scanning profiles To create your own custom scanning profile you will need to: Navigate to ‘Settings’ from the navigation menu Navigate to the ‘Scanning Profiles’ tab Click on the ‘Create Profile’ button Specify a name for your scanning profile in the ‘Profile Name’ field Disable or enable any checks that […]
Getting Started with the Acunetix Authentication Tester
The Authentication Tester is a tool that forms part of the Acunetix Manual Pen Testing Tools suite (available to download for free). The Authentication Tester allows you to test the strength of credentials used in HTTP authentication, as well as custom HTML form-based authentication by running an online dictionary attack. You can start using the […]
Getting Started with the Acunetix Blind SQL Injector
The Blind SQL Injector is a tool that forms part of the Acunetix Manual Pen Testing Tools suite (available to download for free). The Blind SQL Injector allows you to enumerate MySQL and MSSQL databases via a Blind SQL injection vulnerability. You can start using the Blind SQL Injector by launching the Acunetix Tools application, […]
Getting Started with the Acunetix Target Finder
The Target Finder is a tool that forms part of the Acunetix Manual Tools suite (available to download for free). The Target Finder allows you to run a port scan to discover web servers running on a given IP address, or a range of IP addresses. You can start using the Target Finder by launching […]
Getting Started with the Acunetix Subdomain Scanner
The Subdomain Scanner is one of the tools in the Acunetix Manual Tools suite (available to download for free). The Subdomain Scanner allows you to run a scan on a top-level domain to discover subdomains configured in its hierarchy. The Subdomain Scanner uses the target domain’s DNS server (or any other DNS server specified) to […]
