Verification status
Verification indicates the verification status of a task, as indicated by an automated scanning solution or manual verification. The verification section provides assurance that a task has actually been completed.
There are four possible states for verification status:
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No status: No verification status is available.
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Fail: A vulnerability was identified.
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The task has not been completed correctly.
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Pass: If the scanning solution or manual test did not identify any vulnerabilities and there is a low likelihood of a false negative with supported technologies.
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Partial pass: If the scanning solution or manual test did not identify any vulnerabilities and there is some likelihood of a false negative.
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Alternatively, the scanning solution or manual test can only test a portion of the vulnerability. **You may wish to supplement these tasks with additional manual testing.
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For example, using an automated scanning solution, such as Veracode, to check/verify that the application binds variables in SQL statements to prevent against SQL injection.
Each verification tool leaves a note in the system with the following fields:
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Status: Fail, pass, or partial pass.
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Date: When the test results were imported.
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Details: Information about the verification result(s).
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History: If you have previously imported other scanner results, the previous results will appear in the history.
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Results are grouped by the specific scanning tool you use (such as Fortify, Veracode, or AppScan), and sorted in chronological order from newest to oldest.
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