Client Side Integration - Client Spider Options

The Client Spider Options panel (available under Options / Client Integration / Client Spider) allows you to configure the default settings used by the Client Spider.

These defaults are used when starting a new spider scan and are also pre-populated in the Client Spider dialog.

Options

Browser - The browser the spider uses to crawl the target application.
Number of Browser Windows to Open - The number of browser windows the spider uses in parallel. More windows increases speed but uses more memory.
Maximum Crawl Depth - The maximum depth the spider will crawl to. 0 means unlimited.
Maximum Children - The maximum number of child nodes to add under any single node in the tree. 0 means unlimited.
Initial Page Load Time - The number of seconds to wait after the initial URL is loaded. Default: 5.
Page Load Time - The number of seconds to wait after each subsequent URL is loaded. Default: 1.
Action Wait Time - The number of seconds to wait after performing an action on the browser (e.g. opening a URL, clicking a button, submitting a form). Default: 0.
Shutdown Time - The number of seconds to wait for new events after the last action before the spider shuts down. Default: 5.
Maximum Duration - The maximum number of minutes the spider is allowed to run. 0 means unlimited.
Scope Check - Controls how the spider handles requests to out-of-scope resources:
- Flexible - Allows out-of-scope resources (e.g. third-party scripts and stylesheets) to pass through the proxy so the browser can load them, but does not crawl them. This is the default.
- Strict - Blocks all out-of-scope resources at the proxy. The browser will only be able to load resources that are in scope.
Logout Avoidance - When enabled, the spider will avoid clicking elements that are likely to log the user out.