Authenticated scanning

How do I record a login sequence using the Chromium Web Recorder plugin? 

To record a multi-step login sequence using the Chromium Web Recorder Plugin for one of your web applications, please ensure JavaScript Scanning is enabled for the Web App.

To record a login session, do the following steps:

  1. Right-click anywhere in Chrome and select Inspect.
  2. Click on the arrow on the top bar and select the Recorder.
  3. Click Create recording.
  4. Enter a Session Recording Name and choose the selector (CSS and XPath)
  5. Enter the web application URL from which you want to start the login session.
  6. Click Start Recording.
  7. From the starting URL in the browser, follow the login steps as you normally do to log into your web application.
  8. After completing the login sequence, return to the plugin and click Stop Recording.
  9. Click the download icon in the top corner to save the login sequence as a JSON file.
  10. Done!

After recording and saving the JSON file, log in to your Security Center to start creating a new authentication method. Follow these steps:

  1. Click Asset Manager in the main menu.
  2. Click Web Applications.
  3. Select the Web App for which you have recorded the multi-step authentication record and click Edit.
  4. Click Scan Settings. Enable the JavaScript scanning.
  5. Click Authentication, select Multi-step authentication, and fill out the fields below, including:
    1. Authentication record name: give a name to the login sequence you want to save.
    2. Success validation URL.
    3. Success validation string.
  6. Click Select file to select the JSON file where you recorded your login sequence.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Done!

Now, you can scan the web application with the multi-step authentication sequence.

For more information, please get in touch with our customer support.