Quick Start
Run your first pentest in under 5 minutes
Quick Start
Get ModernPentest running and test your first application in under 5 minutes.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have:
- An email address for account registration
- A web application URL or API endpoint to test
- Authorization to perform security testing on the target
Only test applications you own or have explicit written permission to test. Unauthorized security testing is illegal.
Step 1: Create Your Account
- Visit modernpentest.com/sign-up
- Enter your email and create a password
- Verify your email address
- Set up your organization
On registration, you will be asked to create a new organization. If you want to instead join an existing organization, ask the organization owner to invite you before signing up.
Organizations allow you to collaborate with team members and manage multiple applications under one account.
Step 2: Answer qualifying questions
Currently, our customers need to be approved before being able to utilize the platform. We ask some questions like:
- Team size
- Technologies used
Our team will review submission and get back to you ASAP. This allows us to help customers utilize the platform effectively, and prevent misuse of its capabilities.
Step 3: Add Your First Application
Once your organization is approved, you will receive a email.
Navigate to the Dashboard page and click Add Application:
Here, the application creation wizard will guide you through the application creation process.
Some key things to take into consideration:
- You can select both Web and API surfaces for the same application, if the same logical application is composed by a webapp and an API.
- We recommend you to provide at least two users, belonging to different organizations/teams if your app has that feature.
- If you have multiple roles in your application, creating one user per role will ensure complete testing of all the roles.
For detailed configuration options, see Adding Applications.
Step 4: Save Your App And Run Your First Pentest
Once your application is added, the first pentest will start automatically.
You will be redirected to the live pentest page:
Monitor Progress
Watch the pentest progress in real-time:
- Testing - Multiple AI agents testing for vulnerabilities in parallel
- Real Time Activity - Check how findings are reported in real time
Step 5: Review Results
After the all the agents finish, the platform will consolidate all the findings, and automatically generate a comprehensive report.
You will be redirected to the pentest report page, with all the pentest data and vulnerabilities found:
For detailed guidance on interpreting reports, see Understanding Reports.
What's Next?
- Add more applications to expand your security coverage
- Set up integrations with Slack and Jira
- Learn about SOC 2 reports for compliance
- Understand how our agents work for deeper insights
Last updated: December 8, 2025