Adding Your First Assets

Adding Your First Assets

Assets are the domains and IP addresses that FortWatch monitors for vulnerabilities. Before scanning can begin, you need to add at least one asset to a project.

Step 1: Create a Project

Projects help you organize assets into logical groups — for example, by environment (production, staging) or by product.

1. Navigate to the Projects section from the sidebar.
2. Click New Project.
3. Enter a project name and optionally choose a color for the project icon.
4. Click Create.

Step 2: Add an Asset

1. Open your project and click Add Asset.
2. Choose the asset type: Domain or IP Address.
3. Enter the domain name (e.g., example.com) or IP address (e.g., 203.0.113.10).
4. Click Add.

What Happens Next

When you add an asset, FortWatch immediately starts a validation process:

1. DNS Resolution — The domain is resolved to an IP address.
2. HTTP Check — FortWatch attempts to reach the asset over HTTP/HTTPS to confirm it is live.
3. CDN Detection — The platform identifies whether the asset is behind a CDN or WAF provider (e.g., Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront).

Asset Statuses

During and after validation, your asset will move through these statuses:

• Pending — The asset has been added but validation has not started.
• Validating — FortWatch is currently running DNS, HTTP, and CDN checks.
• Active — Validation succeeded. The asset is ready for scanning.
• Failed — Validation failed. The asset could not be reached. Check that the domain resolves correctly or the IP is accessible.
• Inactive — The asset was previously active but is no longer reachable.

Once an asset reaches Active status, it is automatically enrolled in the default daily scan schedule.