Custom Configuration

How to edit the configuration file on Linux

Custom application configuration can be achieved by editing the customer.env environment file.

The following steps are required to change different parameters in this file:

• Navigate to /etc/mdssc/customer.env and open the file
• If the parameter that needs to be changed is not present, add the new parameter with the desired value. If it already exists, just edit the value.

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CONFIGURATION_PROPERTY_NAME=VALUE

• Save the file
• In order for the changes to apply, please restart the application by running the following command:

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sudo mdssc -c restart

Changing certificate validation

This environment variable controls certificate validation for MetaDefender Software Supply chain integrations during HTTP(S) requests. It is useful when comes the needing to accept a partially valid certificate chain or a self-signed certificate.

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MD_CORE_CERTIFICATE_VALIDATION=VALUE

VALUE can be one of the following:

• Default → Invalid certificate instances can't be integrated into MetaDefender Software Supply Chain
• IgnoreChainErrors → Instances with certificate chain errors can be integrated
• IgnoreAllErrors → Instances with invalid certificate can be integrated

Showing Direct Upload Scans in Results

When enabled, direct file upload scans are included in connection views and scan results.

Default value to this environment variable is true.

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MDSSC_INCLUDE_DIRECT_SCANS_IN_VIEWS=true

Saving Archive Scan Results

When enabled, scan results for archive contents are stored for later access, default value is true.

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STORE_ARCHIVE_SCAN_RESULTS=true

Waiting for Archive Extraction to Complete

When enabled, the scan process waits until archive extraction is fully completed before continuing. Default value is true.

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SCAN_WAITS_FOR_ARCHIVE_COMPLETION=true

Waiting for External Processing to Finish

When enabled, the scan process waits for external processing to complete before finalizing. Default value is true.

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SCAN_WAITS_FOR_EXTERNAL_PROCESSING=true

How Connection Status Is Kept Up to Date

Sets the interval, in milliseconds, for sending heartbeat signals over SignalR connections. This value is also used to throttle status updates for cross-domain transfers.

Default value is 2000 ms.

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MDSSC_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_MS=2000