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OneAgent is the primary component used to initially enable Application Security (AppSec) monitoring in Dynatrace.

It automatically:

Instruments application code

Detects vulnerabilities at runtime

Captures security-related data such as code-level weaknesses and attack vectors

This built-in capability allows Dynatrace to provide continuous application security without requiring additional manual instrumentation.

AppSec Apps are used to analyze and visualize detected vulnerabilities but rely on data collected by OneAgent.

ActiveGate handles communication and routing.

OpenTelemetry is used for telemetry ingestion, not native AppSec monitoring.

DQL (Dynatrace Query Language) is the primary language used to query ingested data in Dynatrace, including logs.

It enables:

Advanced filtering and aggregation

Correlation across logs, metrics, and traces

Flexible data analysis within Grail

Other options:

USQL is legacy

SQL is not used

JavaScript is not a query language in Dynatrace

In agentless RUM deployment , the JavaScript snippet must be manually inserted into the HTML pages of the application.

This allows Dynatrace to:

Capture user interactions

Monitor frontend performance

Track sessions without requiring OneAgent installation

Other options are incorrect:

ActiveGate extensions are unrelated

OneAgent installation contradicts agentless setup

API usage does not inject the script

The Failure Analysis page is the primary view for investigating high failure rates.

It provides:

Breakdown of errors

Failure patterns

Root cause indicators

This makes it the first place to investigate when failures increase.