OpenText DAST sensor

The OpenText DAST sensor is available in Microsoft Windows® or Linux® Docker® versions.

About the versions

The Microsoft Windows® version includes the following images:

  • webinspect: 25.4, which includes:

    • WebInspect script engine (WISE) for JavaScript execution and Web Macro Recorder macro playbacks

    • 2FA server to synchronize two-factor authentication requests (used only if the scan is configured to playback a two-factor authentication login macro)

    • Database for scan data

  • scancentral-dast-scannerservice: 25.4

The Linux® version includes the following images:

  • dast-scanner: 25.4.ubi.9

  • wise: 25.4.ubi.9 - WebInspect script engine (WISE) for JavaScript execution and Web Macro Recorder macro playbacks

  • fortify-2fa: 25.4.ubi.9 - 2FA server to synchronize two-factor authentication requests (used only if the scan is configured to playback a two-factor authentication login macro)

  • Database for scan data

  • scancentral-dast-scannerservice: 25.4.ubi.9

Software requirements

The OpenText DAST sensor has the software requirements listed in the following table.

Package Versions Notes
Docker Enterprise 18.09 or later
Microsoft Windows® Windows Server 2019 The Microsoft Windows® version supports the process isolation runtime mode.
Red Hat® Universal Base Image (UBI) 9.x x86_64 The Linux® version supports conducting scans of gRPC APIs.

Follow Docker recommendations for the Docker engine version to use for these versions of Microsoft Windows® and Red Hat® images.

About the database

SQL Server Express is the default database for the OpenText DAST images. There is a 10 GB scan database limit.

Hardware requirements

OpenText recommends that you install OpenText DAST on Docker on a host that conforms to the supported components listed in the following table and configure the container to use these resources. OpenText does not support beta or pre-release versions of operating systems, service packs, and required third‑party components.

Component Requirement Notes

Processor

2.5 GHz quad-core or faster

 Complex applications might benefit from additional cores.

RAM

16 GB

Complex applications might benefit from additional memory.

OpenText recommends 32 GB of memory to scan with single-page application (SPA) support.

Hard disk

 40 GB Using SQL Express and storing scans locally requires additional disk space per scan.