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# Beagle Security quick start guide (Test your app in under 10 minutes)

New to Beagle Security? This guide walks you through creating your first application, starting a scan, and viewing your results.

Once you sign in for the first time, you have options:

* Test your own application

* Explore the dashboard first using a sample website

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# Step 1

### **Method A: Test your own web application**

* Choose the option **Test your own web application** and press **Continue.**

* Enter your project name, application name and website URL in the given fields.

* The next step is the domain verification. You have two methods to do this, either a DNS verification or a file upload.

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* Complete the domain verification following the instructions given, after which you’ll be taken to the Beagle Security dashboard. 

Your application is now ready for testing.

### **Method B: Exploring Beagle Security first with a sample website**

* In this case, choose the option **Explore Beagle Security with a sample website.**

* Add a sample project name, application name to the given fields.

* Once that’s done, you get diverted to your dashboard with an automatic pop up to test this same website. Click on **Start test**, or you can close the pop up to explore Beagle Security on your own.

* Now to add your own application, navigate to **Applications**, click on **+New** and select application. 

* Choose the type of application you want to test. (Website, API or GraphQL)

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* Fill in the required details and click **Save**.

* The next step is the domain verification. You have two methods to do this, either a DNS verification or a file upload. 

* Complete the domain verification following the instructions given.

Your application is now ready for testing.

# Step 2: Starting your test

* In the case of **Method A**, once you reach the Beagle Security dashboard, a pop in window appears where you can start your first pen test on your newly created application. In **Method B**, go to your newly created application, and click on **Start test**, which opens a pop up window. 

* By default, you can start a test immediately by clicking **Start test without configuration**. This runs a black-box security test against the target.

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You can also configure additional options before starting the test, such as:

* Authenticated testing

* Technology stack

* Scenario recording

|| Note: Adding authentication or application specific context allows Beagle Security to test parts of the application that are not publicly accessible. This is commonly referred to as gray box testing and typically provides deeper coverage than a standard black-box test.

# Step 3: Track test progress

* Open the **Testing** tab to monitor the progress of your scan.

* The dashboard shows the current test status and updates as the assessment runs.

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# Step 4: Get notified when the test is complete

When the test finishes, you’ll receive:

* An email notification

* A notification inside the Beagle Security dashboard

# Step 5: View your results

* Now navigate to the **Result** tab.

* Click **Show result** to view the findings from your security assessment.

* From here, you can review vulnerabilities, severity levels, affected URLs, and remediation guidance.

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That’s it. You’ve completed your first penetration test with Beagle Security.