15-minute quickstart

Do this with an admin role.
See Roles.

This path configures the dashboard.
Reports and Exposures appear after Status is Active and a scan has produced rows.

After you sign in, the Dashboard Get started checklist shows the same steps in the app.

Prerequisites

• A dashboard URL
• A sign-in account. Sign-in uses PropelAuth. See Sign in.
• Your primary hostname, such as example.com
• A short list of important vendor hostnames
• One webhook URL if you want alerts (Discord, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, SIEM, CTI, or Other)

Timed path

Minutes	Action	Success check
0–2	Sign in. Confirm the sidebar footer shows API Status Connected.	Dashboard loads. Get started is visible when setup is incomplete.
2–6	Open Configurations → Domain / keyword. Add your primary domain and keywords.	A new row exists. Status is Pending.
6–10	Open Vendors. Add critical vendors. Optional: add integrations.	Vendor rows exist. Status is Pending.
10–13	Open Users. Add analysts.	Each person has an email and a role.
13–15	Open Alerting. Add one destination and one rule.	One enabled destination. One enabled rule.

Detail: Configurations, Users, Alerting.

The Add identifier dialog. Required field: Domain. Keywords are comma-separated. Notes are optional. Select Save.

What Pending means

Pending is Exploit Strike review.
Review confirms the domain or keyword belongs to this client and is not associated with another organization.

Status	What it means	What you do
Pending	Exploit Strike is reviewing the term.	Wait for Exploit Strike review.
Active	Review finished. Monitoring can use the term.	Open Reports and Exposures.

If rows stay Pending, send email to support@exploitstrike.com.

Home also shows Pending and Active counts. See Dashboard home.

After 15 minutes

1. Confirm API Status stays Connected.
2. When a domain row is Active, open Reports and Exposures.
3. If Status is Active and both lists stay empty, send email to support@exploitstrike.com.

Then read How Exploit Shield works and the investigation playbook.