Configuring the connection to Fortify Software Security Center

Specify how to connect to Fortify Software Security Center. If your network uses a proxy server to reach the Fortify Software Security Center server, you must specify the proxy information.

To specify settings for connecting to Fortify Software Security Center:

  1. Go to <sast_install_dir>/bin/.
  2. At the command prompt, type scapostinstall.
  3. Type 2 to select Settings.
  4. Type 3 to select Software Security Center Settings.
  5. Type 1 to select Server URL, and then type the Fortify Software Security Center server URL.

  6. To specify proxy settings for the connection, do the following:

    1. Type 2 to select Proxy Server, and then type the name of the proxy server.

      Exclude the protocol and port number (for example, some.secureproxy.com).

    2. Type 3 to select Proxy Server Port, and then type the proxy server port number.
    3. To specify a proxy server user name and password, use option 4 for the username and option 5 for the password.
  7. (Optional) You can also specify the following:

    • Whether to update Fortify security content from your Fortify Software Security Center server (option 6)
    • The Fortify Software Security Center user name (option 7)