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To fully use this screen, you must add the following permissions to your account:

  • Read Cloud Connections
  • Write Cloud Connections

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Overview
Overview
Overview

You can use the the Cloud Connections screen  screen to sync your public cloud account into the Armor Management Portal (AMP). Afterwards, you can use AMP to:

  • Collect and store logs with the the Host Log Collector add-on product
  • View the security status of your instance in the the Virtual Machines screen  screen 

    Note

    While all instances from your public cloud account will appear in the Virtual Machines screen, you should only focus on the security status for the instances that contain the Armor agent.

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  • Add AWS Security Hub feature to your public cloud account. 


Note

Currently, the Cloud Connections screen supports Amazon Web Services (AWS).

You can use this screen to collect CloudTrail logs and EC2 instance logs.


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Review Cloud Connections screen

The Cloud Connections screen displays the public cloud accounts you have synced. 

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ColumnDescription
Account Name
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This column displays the descriptive name for your account.

You can also click the arrow to see which Armor services are associated with the account.

Provider
The
This column displays the public cloud provider.
Account ID
The

This column displays the ID for your public cloud account.

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Currently, the Cloud Connections screen supports Amazon Web Services (AWS).

StatusThis column displays the connection status between your Armor accounts and your public cloud account.


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Add an AWS public cloud account
Add an AWS public cloud account
Add an AWS public cloud account 

You can use the Cloud Connections screen to sync your public cloud environment into the Armor Management Portal (AMP).

In this section, you will need to access your AWS console to complete the configuration process. 

Note

Armor will generate an External ID for every new Cloud Connection account. As result, an incomplete cloud connection account will be listed in the table as (Pending Connection). You can click this entry in order to continue with the cloud connection creation process.

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After you add your public cloud account into the Armor Management Portal (AMP), you can view the corresponding instances (and their security status) in the the Virtual Machines screen screen

Note
The Cloud Connection screen simply lists the synced public cloud account; the Virtual Machines screen lists all the instances listed in that public cloud account. 
  1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click click Infrastructure.
  2. Click Click Virtual Machines
ColumnDescription
NameThe name of the instance from your public cloud account
TypeThe type of instance, specific to the offerings offered by your public cloud provider, such as en EC2 instance for AWS
ProviderThe public cloud provider for the instance
OS

The operating system associated with the instance

(For AWS, the associated AMI is listed)

Date CreatedThe date the instance was created in your public cloud account
Security Group

The security group that corresponds to your AWS instance.

  • This column will only appear to AWS users.
  • This column will only appear if you have selected the EC2 Metadata and orchestration option.
Keypair

The keypair that corresponds to your AWS instance.

  • This column will only appear to AWS users.
  • This column will only appear if you have selected the EC2 Metadata and orchestration option in the Cloud Connections screen..
State

The security status of the instance, in relation to the installed agent. There are three states:

  • Unprotected indicates the agent is not installed in the instance.
  • Needs Attention indicates that the agent is installed, but has not properly communicated (heartbeated) with Armor.
  • OK indicates that the agent is installed and has communicated (hearbeated) with Armor.
PowerThe power status of the instance, either powered on (green) or powered off (red)


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Review API Keys
Review API Keys
Review API Keys

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Troubleshooting Cloud Connections screen
Troubleshooting Cloud Connections screen

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Troubleshoot Cloud Connections screen

If you do not see any data in the the Cloud Connections screen screen, consider that:

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  • You do not have permission to view log data.
    • You must have the the Read Cloud Connections and  and Writer Cloud Connections permissions enabled to view log data. Contact your account administrator to enable this permission. To learn how to update you permissions, see Roles and Permissions (Armor Complete)

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