Getting Started

Creating Your Account

1

Create an account

Navigate to the Ryft platform at https://ryftsec.com/home and click Get Started, or go directly to the Register page: https://ryftsec.com/register

2

Provide your information

Fill in your name, email address, and a secure password.

3

Verify your email

After registering, you will receive a verification email. Click the link in that email to verify your account.

4

Log in

Once verified, log in with your credentials: https://ryftsec.com/login

Logging In

Go to the Login page: https://ryftsec.com/login and enter your email and password. If you've forgotten your password, click Forgot Password to receive a reset link via email: https://ryftsec.com/forgot-password

Your Organization

When you register, Ryft automatically creates an organization for you. Organizations are the top-level container for all your domains, scans, findings, and team members. Everything in Ryft is scoped to your organization, ensuring complete data isolation between teams.

You can manage your organization's profile, team members, security policies, and scanning configuration from the Organization Settings page: organization-dashboard.md#organization-settings

First-Time Navigation

After logging in, you'll land on the Organization Dashboard: This is your central command center — it shows your security score, hygiene grade, vulnerability breakdown, asset summary, and prioritized action items all in one place.

The left sidebar is your main navigation and gives you access to every section of the platform:

  • Organization Dashboard — Security scoring, hygiene grades, vulnerability breakdown, and executive reporting (organization-dashboard.md)

  • Domains — Where you add and manage the domains you want to monitor: https://ryftsec.com/domains

  • Technologies — Organization-wide technology inventory across all your assets: https://ryftsec.com/technologies

  • Scans — History of all scans you've launched: https://ryftsec.com/scans

  • Findings — Centralized list of all discovered vulnerabilities: https://ryftsec.com/findings

  • API Docs — Interactive API documentation for programmatic access: https://ryftsec.com/api-docs

  • ASM Map — Visual network graph of your attack surface: https://ryftsec.com/asm-map

When you expand a domain in the sidebar, you'll also see links to:

  • Results Dashboard — Reconnaissance data for that domain: results-dashboard.md

  • Vulnerability Dashboard — Vulnerability testing modules: vulnerability-dashboard.md

  • Recon Insights — AI-analyzed threats from recon data: recon-insights.md

  • Cloud Modules — Cloud misconfiguration scanning: cloud-modules.md

  • Scheduled Scans — Recurring scan configuration: scheduled-scans.md

The top-right corner of the screen shows:

  • Notification bell — Real-time alerts for scan completions, new vulnerabilities, and other events

  • Your avatar — Click to access your Profile, Settings, or to log out: https://ryftsec.com/profile, https://ryftsec.com/settings

  • Tier badge — Shows your current subscription tier (Starter, Pro, Growth, or Enterprise). See Subscription Tiers for details: subscription-tiers.md

Adding Your First Domain

1

Open Domains

Click Domains in the sidebar: https://ryftsec.com/domains

2

Add domain

Type your domain name (e.g., example.com) into the input field and click Add Domain.

3

Confirm

Your domain now appears in the domains table and is ready to be scanned.

Launching Your First Scan

From the Domains page, click the Scan button next to your domain. You can choose between:

  • Discovery Only — Runs reconnaissance modules to find subdomains, live hosts, and other assets

  • Full Scan — Runs reconnaissance followed by vulnerability testing modules

Select your preferred mode and click Launch Scan. You'll see real-time progress on the Scans page: https://ryftsec.com/scans, and you'll receive a notification when the scan completes.

For more details on scan configuration, see Domains — Scan Configuration: domains.md#scan-configuration-dialog To understand what happens during a scan, see How Scanning Works: how-scanning-works.md

What Happens After Your First Scan

1

Reconnaissance results

Reconnaissance results appear on the Results Dashboard — subdomains, live hosts, IPs, and passive intelligence: results-dashboard.md

2

Vulnerability findings

Vulnerability findings appear on the Vulnerability Dashboard and the Findings page: vulnerability-dashboard.md and https://ryftsec.com/findings

3

Recon Insights

Recon Insights are automatically generated on the Recon Insights page, surfacing actionable threats from your recon data: recon-insights.md

4

Organization Dashboard update

Your Organization Dashboard updates with your security score, hygiene grade, and prioritized action items: organization-dashboard.md

5

Technologies detected

Technologies detected across your assets appear on the Technologies page: https://ryftsec.com/technologies

6

Notifications

Notifications are sent via in-app alerts and email (if configured in Settings): https://ryftsec.com/settings

Next Steps

  • Set up a scheduled scan to continuously monitor your domains: scheduled-scans.md

  • Configure email notifications to stay informed: profile-and-settings.md#email-settings

  • Explore AI features like automatic triage and AI-generated reports: ai-features.md

  • Create custom templates for specialized vulnerability testing: custom-templates.md

  • Invite team members to collaborate on your security posture: organization-dashboard.md#team-management

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