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Note

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 Cloud Connections 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 Log Relay add-on product
  • View the security status of your instance in the Virtual Machines 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.

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

Review Cloud Connections

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

ColumnDescription
Account Name

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.

ProviderThis column displays the public cloud provider.
Account ID

This column displays the ID for your public cloud account.

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

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Public Cloud Account 

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

To complete these instructions, you must be able to access your AWS console.

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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View your public cloud instances
View your public cloud instances
View your added (connected) public cloud instances 

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 Virtual Machines screen. 

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  1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure.
  2. 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
Troubleshoot Cloud Connections screen

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

  • You do not have permission to view log data.
    • You must have the Read Cloud Connections 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


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Documentation

To specifically sync your AMP account with AWS Security Hub, see Create a Cloud Connection for AWS Security Hub.

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