F5 Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning
Dynamically and continuously scan your external attack surface to uncover exposed web apps and APIs. Find and report vulnerabilities with automated penetration testing.
Crawl, Scan, and Test Your Web Apps Automatically
Rapid software delivery and AI advancements continue to outpace traditional security governance, while attackers leverage AI to amplify the scale and speed of vulnerability identification and exploitation. F5 Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning allows you to keep up by dynamically and continuously scanning and testing your external attack surface to uncover and report vulnerabilities as your web apps evolve.
Benefits of continuous, automated security testing
Stay ahead of a rapidly changing attack surface
Continuously map your external attack surface to understand your exposed web apps and common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs).
Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning provides continuous external attack surface management, automatically scanning your domain(s) to uncover exposed web apps, server versions, operating systems, hosting providers, and services impacted by known vulnerabilities. Easily maintain an up-to-date view of your entire external-facing app ecosystem to help you stay ahead of risks as your apps evolve with increasingly rapid software development cycles.
Combat AI-assisted reconnaissance and exploitation
AI-powered crawling and automated testing for in-depth, scalable evaluation of your web apps, providing continuous visibility into OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning intelligently crawls, scans, and tests external web facing apps for vulnerabilities across the Web App and LLM OWASP Top 10 categories. It enables organizations to proactively find vulnerabilities before attackers do, reducing your threat surface in real-time. By running automated tests, you can quickly uncover unknown vulnerabilities in production and determine actionable insights to secure apps, addressing risks quickly across large, complex app portfolios.
Improve security of your external, web-facing apps
Act before attackers do with virtual patching of your apps in near real-time with F5 WAF.
F5 Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning empowers organizations to identify vulnerabilities in your web-facing apps and enables swift, informed remediation. By delivering actionable insights and technical guidance, the solution integrates seamlessly with F5 WAF for BIG-IP to streamline response through virtual patching. Users can efficiently import test results, map vulnerabilities to specific endpoints, and apply targeted signature sets with just a few clicks for precise, timely mitigation. This approach ensures that vulnerabilities are addressed before attackers can exploit them, safeguarding critical systems, services, and data while maintaining seamless app performance for legitimate users.
Streamline compliance reporting
Simplify compliance with clear, actionable vulnerability reporting and security posture validation.
F5 Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning simplifies compliance processes by delivering clear, comprehensive reports that support compliance with prominent industry frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001. The solution provides contextualized insights, including detailed findings supplemented with screenshots, videos, and technical evidence, ensuring organizations have the tools to validate compliance effortlessly. By enabling transparent reporting and streamlined documentation, F5 empowers teams to take prompt and informed action while maintaining peace of mind in meeting regulatory requirements.
Core Capabilities
Automated scan and test Start in minutes without security experience, no complex configuration needed to uncover web app vulnerabilities.
Comprehensive app coverageAI-powered crawling and navigation generates realistic, context aware inputs for any web app.
Insights and visibility Gain full context including screenshots, videos, and technical detail.
Integrated AI-assistant Understand and analyze uncovered vulnerabilities.
Integrated MCP server Enable seamless interaction between your own AI agents and vulnerability data through natural language.
Integration with DevOps Work within CI/CD pipelines and task tracking tools.
Reporting Findings that can be sent automatically to a preferred task tracker or via PDF.
Virtual patching Import test results into F5 WAF for BIG-IP, enabling rapid response with target protections.
Automated, AI-powered web application security testing
F5 Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning empowers you to continuously monitor your organization’s external threat surface, including web apps, repositories, exposed servers, and other components. By automating large-scale crawling and penetration testing, it detects vulnerabilities, including the OWASP Top 10, and provides actionable evidence for rapid virtual patching in production. This streamlined approach helps you quickly identify and mitigate risks, staying ahead of evolving threats targeting your web presence.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Scan and test all public, web-facing apps at scale from F5’s own infrastructure without hardware or software to manage.
On-premises
Deploy and manage the service yourself within your own environment using Docker.
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FAQs
Continuously conducting manual penetration tests on large, distributed app portfolios is impractical for most organizations due to the significant resources and costs involved. Automated scanning and penetration testing, like that offered by F5 Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning, can complement any organization’s manual pen testing efforts, filling the gap between scheduled tests, allowing organizations to continuously scan your entire app portfolio at scale during runtime to keep pace with development and provide a consistent, up-to-date view of your app’s security posture and vulnerabilities.
F5 has developed a set of automated discovery and testing capabilities in F5 Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning with the purpose of uncovering threats outlined by the OWASP Top 10: 2025 and OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications.
Virtual patching is the ability to apply targeted mitigations to vulnerable apps without changing the underlying code. F5 Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning integrates seamlessly with F5 WAF for BIG-IP, allowing you to instantly import identified vulnerabilities and deploy precise signature sets with minimal effort. This delivers essential, near real-time protection by closing security gaps before attackers can exploit them—while giving development teams the time they need to implement permanent fixes.