Getting Started with the Portal
Purpose
This document gives a short overview of the Outpost24 Portal UI interface.
Introduction
This quick start guide is the first step on getting started with the Outpost24 Portal and gives a quick overview of the Outpost24 Portal graphical interface.
Prerequisites
To run scans in Outpost24 Portal, the reader needs basic access to an OUTSCAN/HIAB or Appsec account.
Caution
Make sure that the private IP range 10.88.0.0/16 is not used in your environment, since this is used to communicate with a restricted container on the scanner. Having targets in this range while using the side scripts feature may cause issues while scanning them.
Login
There are several ways to login to the Outpost24 Portal UI:
- From OUTSCAN
- From a HIAB
- or directly to the Outpost24 Portal
OUTSCAN and HIAB
- To launch the OUTSCAN application, open a browser and navigate to
https://outscan.outpost24.com/. To connect to a HIAB, open a browser and enter the assigned network address
https://your-appliance-ip.Use HTTPS protocol.
- Log in using your credentials.
- To access the Outpost24 common Portal , go to Main Menu > Portal.
Portal
Open a browser and navigate to https://outscan.outpost24.com/portal.
The Portal is only reachable via HTTPS.
Enter your credentials and click on the blue arrow button to log in.
Logout
To log out from the Portal, click the Logout icon in the upper right corner of the window.
The logout window is displayed.
Click on the red LOGOUT button to log out from the Portal,
Toolbar
When selecting an item in a table, a toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the screen showing the available tools for that specific view.
The tools vary between different views and tables.
The tools can also be accessed by right clicking on an item which provides an menu for that specific item.
Tooltip
By hovering with the cursor over a tooltip, a popup is displayed.
List of Icons
| Icon | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Show Column | Check/Uncheck the checkbox to view/hide the column in the table. |
| Filter | This displays the Filter and Settings panel. |
| Clear | Restores the search phrase and lists all of the columns unfiltered. |
| Clear Filter | Clears all of the filters applied to the table. |
| Filter Counter | The badge display the number of filters that are applied to the table. |
| Multi-level Sorting | The badge display the number of sorting levels based on the columns. |
| Save | Save the preferred settings. |
| Logout | Log out from the Portal. |
| Account | Displays the Account view where you can access a list of available subscriptions as well as a list of licenses of third-party software that is embedded into the platform. The letter in the account box varies depending on the name of the account. |
| Add Credentials | Add a new credentials to your account. |
| New, ADD, Plus | Add new function such as filters, applications, groups and so on. |
| Export, Generate Report | Export report to another format, for example PDF, XML, or Excel. |
| Group Tree | Displays the group tree toolbar. |
| Scan Now | Start a scan immediately. |
| Download | Download a generated report. |
| Delete | Delete the selected item. |
| Edit | Update the associated function. |
| View | Unmasks credential for readability. |
| Start/Stop watching finding | Toggles the watching on/off in the context menu in the Findings view. | |
 | Watching/Not Watching | Toggles the watching on/off in the watched column in the Findings view. |
  | Read/Unread Notifications | Toggles the Notification between read and Unread. |
| All Downloads | Displays the list of generated reports and blueprints, that you can download. |
| Refresh | Refresh the display. |
| Download URLs | Download a list of URLs. |
| Upload | Click to upload a report. |
| Table View View Templates | In reports: Displays all details of a report. In filter panel: Display View Template list. |
| Request Clarification | Request clarification in Portal from the Technical Service Team regarding the finding. |
| Request Verification | Request verification of the finding. |
| Change Risk | Change the risk level of the finding. |
| Accept Risk | Mark finding as an accepted risk. |
| Mark as Fixed | Change the status of finding to fixed. |
| Unmark as Fixed | Change the status of finding to not fixed. |
| Unaccept Risk | Remove the accepted flag from the finding. |
| Mark as False Positive | Mark finding as a false positive. |
| Unmark as False Positive | Remove the false positive flag from the finding. |
| Mark as Exception | Sets the compliance finding as exception (accepted risk) till the desired date. |
| Unmark as Exception | Resets the compliance finding to its original status. |
| Information | Quick information about the function. |
| Batch Edit | Edit multiple entries at once. |
| Submit for Scoping | Submit entries for SWAT/Snapshot/Assure scoping. |
| Stop Scan | Ends the selected scan. |
| Edit Tags | Manage tags for an object. |
| Update External Tag | The Update external tags function adds all custom attributes of Agent asset identifiers as tags on the asset, except MAC attribute. |
| Configure Asset | Creates a default configuration for the selected asset. |
| Download Blueprint | Generates a Blueprint if available. |
| Assign Role | Assign a role to a user. |
| Assign Resource Group | Assign a resource group to a user. |
| Merging Assets Identifiers | Merge asset identifiers to an asset. |
| Splitting Assets | Split assets into new assets. |
| Edit Environment CVSS Vector | Edits Environment CVSS Vector. |
| View related findings | Opens a view over findings linked to the selected asset. |
| Notifications | Opens a view with the notification sent by the Event Notification function. |
| Manage asset groups |
Main Menu
The Main Menu is located in the column on the left side of the screen.
The available views in the Portal main menu are:
At the bottom of the toolbar there is a Netsec entry that links to the NetSec UI.
On the top right side of the toolbar:
- Notification
- All downloads
- Logout
- Accounts
The letters in the Account box varies depending on the name of the account.
Loading took: At the bottom of the frame there is an indication of the time taken by the server to return the list of items visible inside the table, the timing is updated when filtering or vertically scrolling inside the table.
Refresh the page by clicking on the Getting Started with the Portal#Refresh icon down to the left.
Notifications
See Notificationsand Notification Settings for more information
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