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We display more information in the scan view to give you a better picture about the scan progress by displaying the scan phases along with the status.

Scan Phases

Once the scan is launched, go to the quick actions menu and select View. You can view the scan progress and the various phases it undergoes before the scan is completed.

We display the progress of each phase for you to know the scan status.

- Initializing

- Crawling

- Testing

- Finalizing

We also display the scan progress bar that tells you the time elapsed since the scan was launched. The elapsed time portrays a clear picture of how long the scan has been in progress from the time it has been launched. Show me

How do I know when the scan is done? You'll know when the scan status shows Finished. At this time you can select View from the Quick Actions menu to get an overview of the scan results. Click the View Report button to launch a report with the full scan details.

Will I get en email notification when the scan is Finished? Yes if the Scan Completion notification is enabled in your account. To turn this on, go to VM/VMDR > Users  and edit your account settings.

We display scan statistics to help you analyze your scan in a better manner.

Once the scan achieves Finished status, you can select View from quick actions menu and view the scan statistics.  We also display: Ajax Links Crawled, Request Crawled, Timeout Errors, Unexpected Errors for the scan. Show me

The scan preview and results tell you whether authentication was successful. If authentication was successful, the authentication record name appears in green. If not successful, the name appears in red. Learn more