Asset Prioritization

What Are Asset Metadata Fields In Edgescan?

Asset Metadata fields are attributes associated with your asset that allow important data points to be stored in Edgescan that can be used to inform level of testing required and context based vulnerability risk.

Version Number: v1.0.1

Published Date: 28 May 2025

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There are 19 attributes in Edgescan that can be used to store data associated with you asset.

We find most customers use these attributes to inform the level of licence that should be applied to an asset.

 

Attribute Name Attribute Description Attribute Values
App Size What is the size of this asset? Small: applications with 1-2 functions, medium: applications with 2-8 functions or large: applications with 8+ functions. Small, Medium, Large, Unknown
Add/Edit PII Can you add or edit personally identifiable information on this asset? Yes, No, Unknown
File Upload Can you add or upload files on this asset? Yes, No, Unknown
Shopping Cart Does this site have a shopping cart? Yes, No, Unknown
API Capabilities Do this site have SPA or API capabilities? Yes, No, Unknown
Supported Scan Workflow Will our crawling/scanning engine work on the asset without any manual intervention to train the scanning engine? NOTE: The operations team will configure this accordingly. This is an Edgescan only setting, customers cannot edit this setting.
Security Impact What impact would a security event have on the business? High, Moderate, Low, Unknown
Business Criticality What criticality would a security event have on the business? Non Critical, Low Criticality, Average Criticality, Above Average Criticality, High Criticality, Unknown
Direct Internet Access Is this technology available to the public facing internet? Yes, No, Unknown
PCI Is this technology subject to PCI? Yes, No, Unknown
SOX Is this technology subject to SOX? Yes, No, Unknown
Information Classification What is the information classification for data hosted in this asset? Internal Use, Confidential, Public, Unknown
GDPR Is this technology subject to GDPR? Yes, No, Unknown
Volume of Information What is the volume of data stored in this asset? Internal Use, Confidential 250k, Million+, Unknown
Availability What is the availability requirement of this technology? High, Moderate, Low, Unknown
HIPAA Is this technology subject to HIPAA? Yes, No, Unknown
GLBA Is this technology subject to GLBA? Yes, No, Unknown