Introduction

Baseline parameters allow you to replace heuristic approximations with predefine values for supporting cases requiring valid values, such as functional usernames. This functionality applies to both dedicated Discovery and Legacy scans.

Creating new parameters manually

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Note:

Bright supports complex objects, but doesn’t verify the validity of the content.

To create a new baseline parameter manually, do the following:

1. To open a baseline values setting, go to Project Settings and switch to the Baseline Parameters tab.

2. Click +Add parameter button.

   

3. In a popup window, provide a name, define whatever the value should be stored as Clear Text or should be Masked Text, and provide a value.
   Note: Masked values can only be unmasked with the unmasking access scope.

4. 

   Click Save to complete the process.

Importing new parameters

To import new parameters, do the following:

1. Click the Import button in the Baseline Parameters table.

   

2. In a popup window, provide a file and click Import.
   To overwrite existing parameter values, select the Overwrite existing parameters values checkbox.

   

3. The expected format can be seen in the below example.\

   JSON

   [
     {
       "key": "test name",
       "value": "bright"
     },
     {
       "key": "hello",
       "value": "world"
     }
   ]

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   Note: Bright also supports uploading an export of Global Variables from Postman.

4. Click Import to start to complete the process.

Managing existing parameters

Use button to manage an existing baseline parameter. Using this menu, you can Edit, Copy value, or Delete a parameter.

Exporting existing parameters

To export existing parameters, click the Export button:

Existing baseline parameters will be exported as a JSON file.

Viewing baseline parameters in the Entrypoint Editor

1. Open an existing project and add one or more new parameters to the Baseline Parameters. You can import parameters instead. Example:

   

2. Run a Discovery that has Entrypoints which have one of those parameters.

3. Open one of the Entrypoints in the Entrypoint Editor.
   Look for the parameters you created/imported earlier, and check its value in the Parameter view tab.