How to Enable Targeted scans

In R42 Targeted scanning was introduced. Starting R42.5 this becomes a new default for new installations as Legacy scanning is deprecated. This article describes how to enable targeted scans, when you upgrade from previous versions. It is strongly recommended to read Targeted scanning first.

Important: Enabling targeted scans is an irreversible operation. It is not possible to revert this change.

Instructions

  1. Open Admin UI.
  2. Go to Configuration tab.
  3. Go to section CLI > Common > Common config.
  4. Switch the value to true for Enable targeted scans property.

Implications of enabling targeted scans