About Sensors

ScanCentral SAST sensors are computers set up to receive scan requests and analyze code using Fortify Static Code Analyzer. A sensor accepts either a mobile build sessionClosed A mobile build session (MBS file) created in the Fortify Static Code Analyzer translation phase includes the files required for analysis and enables you to scan a project on a different machine (than the translation phase). (MBSClosed A mobile build session (MBS file) created in the Fortify Static Code Analyzer translation phase includes the files required for analysis and enables you to scan a project on a different machine (than the translation phase).) file and performs a scan, or it accepts a prepared package that contains sources and dependencies, which it translates and scans.

For MBS scans, ScanCentral SAST supports all languages that Fortify Static Code Analyzer supports. For remote translation and scans of the prepared packages, ScanCentral SAST supports only the languages that can be used to perform remote translation. For information about the languages supported for performing remote translation, see Installing ScanCentral SAST Clients.

Tip: As you set up your ScanCentral SAST environment, you can use subnets to segment your build machines from the sensors. The build machines need only communicate with the Controller, which in turn communicates with the sensors.