High-level deployment tasks

The following table lists the high-level tasks you need to perform for Application Security deployment.

If you are upgrading Application Security, see Upgrading Application Security.

Task Description Information and instructions

Preparing for deployment and initial configuration

Gather the distribution file, license file, the database credentials, and seed bundles required for deployment and the initial configuration.

1

Download the installation package and the fortify.license file.

Downloading and unpacking Application Security files

2

Install and configure the database server software you plan to use.

About the Application Security database

3 (Optional for advanced users only) Set up an autoconfig file before you deploy Application Security to automate the deployment and configuration.

Automating Application Security configuration

Deploying in Tomcat server
4

Deploy Application Security in Tomcat server.

Copy the WAR file to the <tomcat>/webapps/ directory and start Tomcat server.

Performing the initial configuration
5

Perform the initial configuration (provide the license file, create the database tables, initialize the database schema, configure some core settings, seed the database, and so on).

There are two ways to do this:

6 Sign into Application Security for the first time to set up a non-default Administrator account.

Signing in to Application Security

7

Complete the core configuration settings such as configuring single sign-on, administering users, registering LDAP entities, managing LDAP user roles, and creating custom attributes that users can assign to their applications.

Additional Application Security configuration

8 Perform additional tasks such as setting up bug tracking integration, managing parser plugins, user account administration, and updating security content. Additional installation-related tasks