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 |