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Overview
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WhiteSource Advise for IntelliJ IDEA supports Java, Kotlin and Scala projects using Maven (pom.xml dependency files), and supports Java projects using Gradle (build.gradle dependency files).
NOTES:
Gradle Kotlin projects are not supported in WhiteSource Advise.
When using the "apply from" script plugin in Gradle projects, remote script location is not supported.
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Start IntelliJ IDEA.
From the menu bar, select File > Settings. The Settings screen is displayed.
From the left sidebar, click Plugins.
In the Search box, enter whitesource and then press Enter from your keyboard. The WhiteSource Advise plugin information is displayed.
Click Install and then click Restart IDE.
In the pop-up dialog box, click Restart.
Activating WhiteSource Advise
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Every time the base branch configuration changes, a WhiteSource Advise scan must be triggered on that branch prior to seeing new security results. |
Vulnerable Commit Alert
An alert can be enabled to notify about newly added vulnerabilities when committing the code inside the IntelliJ. This alert will appear only if the committed feature branches have new vulnerabilities compared to a preconfigured base branch.
To enable Vulnerable Commit Alert, do as follows:
Enable the Focus Mode (enable the Diff operation, choose the base branch, and trigger a WhiteSource Advise scan).
Go to Setting > Version Control > Commit > Before Commit and make sure that “Notify on new OS vulnerabilities” is enabled.
In case the feature branch contains new vulnerabilities (that were not presented in the base branch), a pop up will suggest to review the found vulnerabilities or commit anyway.
Reviewing Scan Results
To view scan results, do as follows:
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