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Choosing Which Agents Perform Scans (Burp Suite Enterprise)

DC | Last updated: Jun 06, 2019 04:30PM UTC

Hi, I'm wondering if there's a way to specify which agent machine does the actual scanning when specifying a site to scan. We have some sites that are only accessible internally and some that are public facing. I am toying with the idea of having an agent machine within our network and one outside it, but it won't do any good if we can't specify which agent machine does the scanning. Is this a feature that is offered? (we only have 1 agent machine set up so far) Thanks, DC

PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Jun 07, 2019 09:46AM UTC

This isn't possible at present, but has been requested a few times, and we do understand the benefit. We have a story for "Agent affinity" on the backlog, although it's likely to be a little while until we get to this.

Burp User | Last updated: Oct 02, 2019 05:51PM UTC

Hello, has this been developed yet? Or any idea when it may be added?

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Oct 03, 2019 10:57AM UTC

This feature hasn't been implemented. We hope to have something to share as part of this year's roadmap.

Burp User | Last updated: Dec 10, 2019 05:18PM UTC

Hello, Any updates on enterprise burp agent selection for the 2020 roadmap? Thanks for your support.

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Dec 11, 2019 09:03AM UTC

This work has been slightly delayed. It is part of next years roadmap. We plan on beginning this work in Q1 2020.

Timmins, | Last updated: Jul 15, 2020 09:28AM UTC

Any update on this implementation?

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Jul 16, 2020 07:14AM UTC

We are continuing to work towards this feature. We can't currently provide an ETA. We'll update this thread when we have something to share.

Laker | Last updated: Aug 21, 2020 05:45PM UTC

Instead of choosing which agent(s) to use for a scan, I'm hoping to be able to create a scanner/agent pool, in which the scans can be automatically/evenly distributed to the scanners in the pool. We also need some guidance on how many scans can be run in parallel on one scanner. My test shows the target sites are not reachable for some reason while in reality, they are reachable and functioning well.

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Aug 24, 2020 09:54AM UTC

To clarify - "how many scans can be run in parallel on one scanner" - does this mean how many agents can run on one machine? If so, this will depend on the spec of the machine - https://portswigger.net/burp/documentation/enterprise/technical-infrastructure/technical-requirements/machine-specifications

Carlos | Last updated: Mar 25, 2021 11:49AM UTC

Has there been any updates to when this feature may make it into Burp Enterprise?

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Mar 25, 2021 01:43PM UTC

This is on our current roadmap:

Roadmap for Burp Suite Enterprise Edition

Extended agent capabilities
Feature enhancement

Ensure scans are carried out using the most suitable agents - based on network location, system resources, or other factors.

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