Targets represent an external resource Snyk has scanned: a code repository, a Kubernetes workload, or other scannable resources external to Snyk.
All Snyk Projects are associated to a parent Target. One Target may relate to many Projects. The structure of the Target depends on the origin.
Targets appear on the Projects menu on the Snyk dashboard:
The scanning method to use for this project, such as Static Application Security Testing (SAST) for scanning using Snyk Code, or Maven for a Maven project using Snyk Open Source. Part of the configuration for scanning.