Managing Implementation Of Application-Code Scanning Processes

A method comprising:

• obtaining a plurality of code scanning applications;
• identifying a plurality of input data parameters corresponding to the plurality of code scanning applications, including a first plurality of input parameters corresponding to a first code scanning application;
• receiving a scanning request associated with a first target application;
• responsive to the scanning request, obtaining a first set of metadata defining attributes of the first target application;
• using the first set of metadata to determine an extraction process for extracting a first set of data, associated with the first target application, that is needed for applying the first code scanning application to the first target application;
• and
• using the first set of data as the first plurality of input parameters, applying the first code scanning application to the first target application to generate a first set of scanning results corresponding to the first target application.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• obtaining a plurality of code scanning applications;
• identifying a plurality of input data parameters corresponding to the plurality of code scanning applications, including a first plurality of input parameters corresponding to a first code scanning application;
• receiving a scanning request associated with a first target application;
• responsive to the scanning request, obtaining a first set of metadata defining attributes of the first target application;
• using the first set of metadata to determine an extraction process for extracting a first set of data, associated with the first target application, that is needed for applying the first code scanning application to the first target application;
• and
• using the first set of data as the first plurality of input parameters, applying the first code scanning application to the first target application to generate a first set of scanning results corresponding to the first target application.