1 - Overview

Service Overview

Cloud Control service is a managed service that supports building, operating, and managing a multi‑account environment easily and securely on the Samsung Cloud Platform.
The Cloud Control service automates an organization’s cloud governance (security, compliance, standardization, etc.) and provides consistent, centralized account and resource management based on Samsung Cloud Platform best practices.

Features

The Cloud Control service offers the following advantages.

  • Landing Zone (Landing Zone) Automatic Provisioning: Automatically configure essential infrastructure such as Samsung Cloud Platform accounts, organizational units (OU), guardrails, logging, etc. * In a standardized environment, you can create new accounts and invite existing accounts.
  • Centralized governance and policy enforcement: Automatically apply security, compliance, and operational policies (guardrails) across the entire organization. * Provides policy violation detection and monitoring capabilities.
  • Multi-Region and Scalability: You can apply the same governance and policies across multiple Samsung Cloud Platform regions.

Provided Features

The Cloud Control service provides the following features.

  • Automated Landing Zone (Landing Zone) Setup: Security, logging, and account structure based on Samsung Cloud Platform best practices are configured automatically.
  • Apply Guardrail
    • Preventive Guardrail : Blocks the creation of resources that violate policy
    • Detective Guardrail: Automatically detect and notify policy-violating resources
    • Integrate with ACP, Samsung Cloud Platform Config Inspection, etc., of the Samsung Cloud Platform Organization
  • Dashboard provision: You can visually monitor the account, OU, guardrail implementation status, and compliance status of the entire organization.
  • Centralized logging and auditing
    • Provides centralized log storage and audit accounts for all accounts via Logging&Audit, Object Storage, Config Inspection, and other methods.
  • ID and Permission Management Integration: Integrates with Samsung Cloud Platform ID Center to manage account-level access control and permission groups.
  • Monitoring and Notification (Notification) feature: Provides real-time alerts for policy violations, Cloud Control configuration changes, etc.
information
Monitoring and alerting features will be available in July 2026.

Component

Landing Zone (Landing Zone)

The basic architecture of a standardized Samsung Cloud Platform environment, including governance, security, networking, and logging, is as follows.

CategoryDetailed description
admin account
  • Organization and account structure management, policy (SCP) implementation, automation of new account creation
  • Organization-wide highest privileges, governance-focused operation
Log account
  • Centralized collection and storage of all account logs, log integrity, and long‑term retention
  • Independent account operation, strict access control, and encryption
audit account
  • Enterprise-wide security and compliance monitoring and auditing, automated security assessments
  • Apply the principle of least privilege, cross-account role delegation
Table. Cloud Control Landing Zone

Guardrails

The guardrails that are automatically applied for policy violation detection and prevention (detect/prevent type) rules, and security/compliance standards are as follows.

CategoryDetailed description
Preventive GuardrailPreemptive blocking role to prevent policy violations
  • Implementation: Using Access Control Policy(ACP) to prohibit or limit the scope of actions for specific Samsung Cloud Platform services
  • Example:
    • Prohibit creation of root user access keys
    • Block resource creation in specific regions
    • Block public read/write on S3 buckets
  • Features: Fundamentally prevent the violation act itself, preemptively blocking policy violations
Detection GuardrailContinuously monitor for policy violations or abnormal configurations, and provide alerts when violations occur
  • Implementation: Based on the Samsung Cloud Platform Config Inspection checklist, evaluate resource status and notify via dashboard or alerts when violations are detected
  • Example:
    • Detection of unencrypted S3 bucket
    • Detection of disabled CloudTrail
    • Detection of EBS volume encryption status
  • Features: Detect violating resources in real time and deliver them to the administrator
Table. Cloud Control Guardrails

Baseline (Baseline)

The essential resources and configuration sets, such as security, logging, and networking, that are automatically deployed per account are as follows.

CategoryDetailed description
AuditBaseline
  • Configure security and audit roles and policies on the central audit account
  • Check the security status and compliance status of all accounts centrally
LogArchiveBaseline
  • Aggregate log Trail of all accounts into a central bucket
  • Used for log integrity, long-term storage, and audit tracing
IDCenterBaseline
  • Automatic resource provisioning integrated with ID Center
  • Unified user/group/role management within the organization
Table. Cloud Control baseline
Information
AuditBaseline will be available in July 2026.

Provision status by region

The Cloud Control service is available in the environments below.

RegionProvision status
Korea West 1 (kr-west1)Provided
Korea East 1 (kr-east1)Provided
South Korea 1 (kr-south1)Provided
South Korea South 2 (kr-south2)Provided
South Korea 3 (kr-south3)Provide
Table. Cloud Control regional availability status

Pre-service

This is a list of services that must be pre-configured before creating the service. For detailed information, please refer to the guide provided for each service and prepare in advance.

Service CategoryserviceDetailed description
StorageObject StorageObject storage that simplifies data storage and retrieval
ManagementLoggin&AuditA service that collects and analyzes user activity data
ManagementOrganizationA service that organizes accounts by organizational units, manages them hierarchically, and controls resource access permissions.
ManagementID CenterA service that enables easy centralized management of access permissions for resources by account
Table. Cloud Control Preliminary Service

2 - How-to guides

Using Cloud Control

The user must first create a landing zone to use the Cloud Control service. When a landing zone is created, you can use the management features of Cloud Control.

Caution
There is no charge for the Cloud Control service, but services used within Cloud Control such as Logging&Audit, Object Storage, and Config Inspection may incur costs based on usage.

Create Landing Zone

To use Cloud Control in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you must first create a landing zone.

To create a landing zone, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.

  2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Landing Zone button. You will be taken to the Create Landing Zone page.

  3. After setting the configuration items in the Rate Review and Organizational Unit Configuration area, click the Next button.

    Category
    Required status
    Detailed description
    Home region-Home region of Cloud Control
    • Cloud Control sets the default region as the home region and it cannot be changed
    • All regions except the default region are managed by Cloud Control
    Basic organizational unitRequiredEnter the default organizational unit within the landing zone
    • Case-sensitive English letters, enter up to 128 characters
    • The default organizational unit includes shared Account (Log Account, Audit Account)
    • Security: Default organizational unit name of the shared Account
    • Can be modified after creating the landing zone
    Additional organizational unitRequiredEnter additional organizational unit within the landing zone
    • Case-sensitive English letters, up to 128 characters
    • Can be added after creating the landing zone
    Table. Landing zone creation - cost review and organizational unit configuration items

  4. After setting the configuration items in the Shared Account Configuration area, click the Next button.

    Category
    Required status
    Detailed description
    Management Account-The Management Account name is displayed and cannot be edited.
    Log AccountRequiredEnter Log Account Information
    • Account name: Use Korean, English, numbers, spaces, and special characters (+=-_@[](),.) to enter within 3 to 30 characters
    • Email, Confirm Email: Enter up to 60 characters in a valid email address format
    Audit AccountRequiredEnter Log Account information
    • Account name: Korean characters, English letters, numbers, spaces, special characters(+=-_@[](),.) within 3 to 30 characters
    • Email, Confirm Email: Enter up to 60 characters in a valid email address format
    • Cannot use the same email as Log Account
    Table. Landing zone creation – shared account configuration items
    Reference
    • Log Account is a repository of logs for API activity and resource configuration collected from all Accounts. Log Account cannot be changed.
    • The Audit Account is a restricted account, allowing the security and compliance team to obtain access rights to all accounts within the organization through the Audit Account.

  5. After setting the configuration items in the Additional configuration area, click the Next button.

    Category
    Required status
    Detailed description
    Account Access ConfigurationRequiredSelect a method to manage access to the Account
    • Account access via ID Center
      • Create preconfigured groups and permission sets to configure users who perform specific tasks in the Account
      • Automatically assign users when provisioning an Account with the Account Factory or registering an existing Account
      • Selectable only when using ID Center’s own directory
    • Self-managed Account access
      • Cloud Control does not create directory groups or permission sets for the landing zone
      • Automatically assign users when provisioning an Account with the Account Factory or registering an existing Account
      • Manage access to the Account through ID Center or other Account access methods
    Trail configuration-Automatic configuration in progress
    Detection GuardrailSelectionSelect whether to enable detection guardrails
    • When detection guardrails are enabled, they apply only to the default organizational unit
    • Even after creating a landing zone, settings can be changed on the Landing Zone Settings page
    Table. Landing zone creation - additional configuration items

  6. In the Input Information Confirmation area, after checking the landing zone configuration information and Service Permissions, check the agreement on permissions and guidelines.

  7. Click the Create button. A popup notifying the creation of the landing zone opens.

  8. After reviewing the information about creating a landing zone, click the Confirm button. The landing zone creation request will be completed.

    • Creating a landing zone takes some time, and a notification is sent when the process is complete.
    • When the landing zone creation is completed, you can view the full menu of Cloud Control and the organization status on the Service Home page.
Caution
  • You cannot cancel while creating a landing zone.
  • If creating the landing zone fails, delete the landing zone and then create it again.
  • If you select Self-Managed Account Access, you cannot view the Access Portal URL and User Credentials information.
Reference

When a landing zone is created, you can view the following in Cloud Control.

  • Two organizational units: shared Account, and an organizational unit for the Account that the user will provision
  • Two shared accounts: isolated accounts for log archiving and security auditing
  • Selected IAM management configuration
  • 10 preventive guardrails: settings for policy enforcement
  • Enable control policies for the Organization service

View detailed information of the landing zone

On the Landing Zone Settings page, you can view detailed information about the landing zone.

Information
After creating a landing zone, you can view and edit its details.

Follow these steps to view the detailed information of the landing zone.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. Go to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Landing Zone Settings menu. You will be taken to the Landing Zone Settings page.
CategoryDetailed description
ServiceService name
Resource TypeResource Type
SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
  • In Cloud Control, it refers to the SRN of the resource type
Resource nameResource name
Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
constructorUser who created the service
Creation dateService creation date and time
EditorUser who edited the service information
Modification date and timeDate and time the service information was modified
Home regionLanding zone home region information
Account Access ConfigurationHow to manage access to an Account
Trail configurationTrail configuration activation status
  • active maintain status
Detection GuardrailDetection guardrail activation status
  • Active: Create and schedule diagnostics for Accounts under the registered organizational unit
    • Display the guardrail’s pricing plan, checklist, diagnostic interval, and start time information
  • Inactive: Delete diagnostics for all Accounts within the organizational unit
  • Edit button can be clicked to change activation status
    • Changes cannot be canceled after request
Delete landing zoneDelete landing zone
Table. Landing zone configuration items

Delete Landing Zone

If the landing zone creation fails or is not used, you can delete the landing zone.

Caution
  • Deleted resources cannot be recovered.
  • Organization units, accounts, buckets, and ID Center resources are not deleted automatically.
    • To use the same name as an existing resource that has not been deleted when recreating a landing zone, you must delete the existing resource directly before creating the landing zone.
    • Existing resources can be deleted individually from the Organization, Object Storage, and ID Center services.

To delete a landing zone, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Landing Zone Settings menu. You will be taken to the Landing Zone Settings page.
  3. On the Landing Zone Settings page, click the Delete Landing Zone button. The Delete Landing Zone popup will open.
  4. Landing Zone Deletion popup, after entering the displayed Cloud Contorl ID in the deletion confirmation field, click the Confirm button. The landing zone deletion request will be completed.
    • While deleting a landing zone, an explanation about the landing zone deletion process is displayed on the Service Home page.

Managing Organizational Units and Accounts

You can view the organization units and account list, register them in Cloud Control, and manage them.

To view and manage organizational units and the Account list, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Organization menu. You will be taken to the Organization unit and Account management page.
  3. Organizational Unit and Account Management page, select the view mode in the top‑right corner.
    • When you click the View Hierarchy button, you can view and manage organizational units and Accounts in a hierarchical structure.
      CategoryDetailed description
      Create a subordinate organizational unitAdd a new organizational unit under the selected organizational unit
      • Enabled only when a single organizational unit is selected in the hierarchy
      MoreManage organization units or register a new Account
      • Organization Unit: Ability to delete/register/re-register organization units, and apply/remove detection guardrails
      • Account: Ability to register/unregister an Account
        • For detailed information on Account registration and deregistration, see Account Management reference
      Organization unit/Account nameDisplay the names of organizational units and Accounts in a hierarchical structure
      • Click the +, - buttons to expand or collapse the hierarchy
      • Click an organizational unit or Account name to navigate to its detail page
      ID/EmailOrganization units display ID, and Account displays ID and email.
      statusCloud Control registration status of an organization unit or Account
      • Registered, Not registered, Registering, Registration failed
      • No status displayed when Root
      Register organization unitCloud Control registration status of sub-organizational units
      • number of registered organizational units / total number of organizational units displayed
      Register AccountCloud Control registration status of sub Accounts
      • displayed as Number of registered Accounts / Total number of Accounts
      Detection GuardrailDetection guardrail application status for an organization unit or sub‑organization unit
      Table. Hierarchy view items
    • View Account List: You can view and manage the list of Accounts that make up Cloud Control.
      CategoryDetailed description
      Account registrationRegister the selected Account from the Account list to Cloud Control
      • When you select an Account in Unregistered, Registration Failed status from the Account list, it becomes active
      More > Unregister AccountDeregister the selected Account from the Account list
      • When you select an Account in the Account list that is in registered, registration failed status, it becomes enabled
      • Shared Accounts cannot be deregistered
      Account nameAccount name
      Account IDAccount ID
      emailAccount user email
      statusCloud Control registration status of an organization unit or Account
      • Registered, Unregistered, Registering, Registration Failed
      • No status displayed when Root
      Table. Account list view items
    • Account creation button click creates a new Account. For more details, see Create Account.

Check organization and Account detailed information

You can view and edit the detailed information of the organization unit and Account. To view detailed information about the organization unit and Account, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. Service Home page, click the Organization menu. Navigate to the Organization unit and Account management page.
  3. Click the View Hierarchy button on the Organizational Unit and Account Management page.
  4. Click the name of the resource whose details you want to view in the hierarchical list. You will be taken to the resource’s detail page.

Root detailed information

Root Details page allows you to view and manage the detailed information of the organization Root and the list of subordinate Accounts. Root Details page consists of Basic Information, Sub Account tabs.

Basic Information

You can view the basic information of the organization Root, as well as the organizational units and the number of accounts registered in Cloud Control.

CategoryDetailed description
serviceService name
Resource TypeService Type
SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
Resource nameResource Name
Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
constructorUser who created the service
Creation timestampService creation timestamp
EditorUser who edited the service information
Modification date and timeDate and time the service information was modified
Register organization unitCloud Control registration status of sub-organizational units under Root
  • Number of registered organizational units / total number of organizational units displayed as
Register AccountCloud Control registration status of Accounts under the Root
  • Number of registered Accounts / Total number of Accounts displayed
Table. Root Details - Basic Information Tab Items

Sub Account

You can view and manage the list of Accounts under the Root and the registration status of Cloud Control.

CategoryDetailed description
Account registrationRegister the selected Account from the Account list to Cloud Control
  • When you select an Account in unregistered state from the Account list, it becomes active
Account nameAccount name
emailAccount user email
StatusCloud Control registration status of an organization unit or Account
  • Registered, Not registered, Registering, Registration failed
  • When Root, no status displayed
Table. Root Details - Sub Account Tab Items

Organizational Unit Detailed Information

Organizational Unit Details page allows you to view and manage the unit’s detailed information, subordinate Accounts, applied preventive guardrails, and detection guardrails. Organization Unit Detail page consists of Basic Information, Sub Account, Preventive Guardrails, Detection Guardrails tabs.

Basic Information

You can view basic and detailed information about the organization unit.

CategoryDetailed description
ServiceService name
Resource TypeService type
SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
Resource NameResource Name
Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
ConstructorUser who created the service
Creation date and timeService creation date and time
EditorUser who edited the service information
Modification date and timeDate and time the service information was modified
Organizational unit nameName of the organizational unit
Apply guardrailsNumber of guardrail types applied to the current organizational unit
  • Prevention: Number of applied preventive guardrails
  • Detection: Types of detection guardrails
Register organization unitCurrent Cloud Control registration status of sub-units of the organization unit
  • Number of registered organization units / Total number of organization units displayed
Register AccountCloud Control registration status of sub-accounts under the current organization unit
  • registered account count / total account count displayed
higher-level organization unitHierarchy of parent organizational units for the current unit
Apply detection guardrails / Remove detection guardrailsChange detection guardrail application status for the organization unit
  • Clicking the button can apply or remove the detection guardrail
Re-registrationRe-register the current organization unit in Cloud Control
Table. Organization Unit Details - Basic Information Tab Items

Sub Account

You can view and manage the list of subordinate Accounts within an organizational unit.

Information
For Security organizational units, you cannot register an Account.
CategoryDetailed description
Account registrationRegister the selected Account from the Account list to Cloud Control
  • When you select an Account in unregistered state from the Account list, it becomes active
Account nameAccount name
emailAccount’s user email
statusCloud Control registration status of an organization unit or Account
  • Registered, Unregistered, Registering, Registration Failed
  • No status displayed when Root
Table. Organization unit details - Sub Account tab items

Preventive Guardrail

You can view and manage the list of preventive guardrails applied at the organizational level.

Information
For security organizational units, you cannot apply or remove guardrails.
CategoryDetailed description
Target service nameName of the service to which the guardrail applies
Guardrail nameGuardrail name
  • Click the guardrail name to view detailed information about that guardrail.
typeApplication method
Application methodDisplay of guardrail application method
  • If it is an inheritance method, you can click to view the detailed organizational unit name
DisableUnapply the selected guardrail from the guardrail list
  • Activate when a guardrail is selected from the guardrail list
Apply preventive guardrailsApply new preventive guardrails at the organizational level
  • When the button is clicked, navigate to the Preventive Guardrail Application page
Table. Organization Unit Details - Preventive Guardrail Tab Items

Detection Guardrail

You can view and manage the diagnostic results of detection guardrails applied at the organizational level.

Reference
Accounts with diagnostic history in Cloud Control are provided with the latest diagnostic results regardless of whether detection guardrails are applied.
CategoryDetailed description
Account nameAccount name to be diagnosed
Diagnosis nameDiagnosis Name
PASSNumber of checklist items with a diagnosis result of PASS (normal)
FAILNumber of checklist items with a diagnosis result of FAIL (vulnerable)
CHECKNumber of items in the checklist with a diagnosis result of CHECK (verification required)
ERRORNumber of items in the checklist whose diagnosis result is ERROR (diagnosis not possible)
N/ANumber of items in the checklist where the diagnosis result is N/A (not applicable)
AllTotal number of checklist items
Diagnostic ResultDiagnosis request result
  • Completed: The diagnosis request has been successfully completed, and clicking will navigate to the detail page
  • Error: The diagnosis request was not completed successfully, so detailed information cannot be viewed
Diagnosis date and timeDiagnosis request date and time
Table. Diagnosis result list items

Check detailed account information

Account Details page allows you to view the account’s detailed information and the list of applied preventive guardrails. Account Details page consists of the Basic Information and Preventive Guardrails tabs.

Basic Information

You can view basic and detailed information about the organization unit.

CategoryDetailed description
ServiceService name
Resource TypeService Type
SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
Resource NameResource Name
Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
constructorUser who created the service
Creation date and timeService creation date and time
EditorUser who edited the service information
Modification date and timeDate and time the service information was modified
emailAccount user email
Apply guardrailsNumber of guardrail types applied to the current organizational unit
  • Prevention: Number of applied preventive guardrails
  • Detection: Types of detection guardrails
ID Center usernameID Center user email
Higher-level organization unitCurrent account’s parent organizational unit hierarchy
RegisterYou can change the organization unit of the current Account
  • For detailed information on changing the organization unit, refer to Account Move
Table. Account Details - Basic Information Tab Items

Preventive Guardrail

You can view the list of preventive guardrails applied to the Account.

CategoryDetailed description
Target Service NameGuardrail target service name
Guardrail nameGuardrail name
  • Click the guardrail name to view detailed information about that guardrail.
typeApplication method
Application methodGuardrail application method display
Table. Account Details - Preventive Guardrail Tab Items

Check Access Portal connection information

User and Access page allows you to view the Access Portal connection URL and login methods (password, SSO, MFA).

Information
User and Access information is not displayed when creating a landing zone if Account Access Configuration is set to Self-Managed Account Access. Choose Account Access via ID Center to create the landing zone.

To check the Access Portal connection information, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the User and Access menu. You will be taken to the User and Access page.
  3. Check the information in the User and Access page’s Integrated Access Management area.
CategoryDetailed description
Access typeHow to access the Access Portal
Access Portal URLAccess Portal access URL
  • When the URL is clicked, the Access Portal login page opens in a new tab
  • Can be accessed using the ID login credentials from ID Center
Permission setA collection of administrator policies used by ID Center to determine the valid permissions of users who can access a specific account.
Table. Shared Account items
Reference
For more details about credential sources and ID Center, see ID Center.
information

If the landing zone is configured with a self-managed Account access, refer to the following.

  • Cloud Control does not automatically create directory groups or permission sets.
  • When provisioning an Account with the Account factory or registering an existing Account, the user is automatically assigned.
  • You can manage access to an account through ID Center or other account access methods.

Check user credential information

User and Access page allows you to view the user credential source type and ID Center ID.

information
User and Access information is not displayed when creating a landing zone if you select Account Access Configuration as Self-Managed Account Access. Select Account Access via ID Center to create the landing zone.

To verify user credential information, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the User and Access menu. You will be taken to the User and Access page.
  3. Check the information in the User and Access page’s User Credentials Management area.
CategoryDetailed description
Credential sourceCredential source types configured in ID Center
  • ID Center’s own directory: Directory within ID Center
  • AD (Active Directory): Active Directory managed directly by the user
ID Center IDID Center’s ID
  • when the ID is clicked, navigate to the ID Center Settings page
User groupA group formed to classify workers who perform specific tasks within an organization
Table. User credential management items
Reference
  • For detailed information about credential sources and ID Center, see ID Center.
  • Management > IAM You can add users and user groups. For more details, see the IAM.

2.1 - Managing Guardrails

The guardrails that are automatically applied for policy violation detection and prevention (detect/prevent type) rules, and security/compliance standards are as follows.

Preventive Guardrail

You can apply preventive guardrails to proactively block policy violations from occurring.

Applying preventive guardrails

It can be applied to preventive guardrails at the organizational level. To apply preventive guardrails at the organizational level, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.

  2. On the Service Home page, click the Guardrail > Preventive Guardrail menu. 2. Go to the Preventive Guardrail List page.

  3. From the Preventive Guardrail List, select the preventive guardrails to apply to the organization unit, then click the Apply to Organization Unit button. 3. Navigate to the Apply to organization unit page.

    • Multiple preventive guardrails can be selected and applied simultaneously.
  4. After selecting the organizational unit to which you want to apply the preventive guardrail, click the Complete button.

    Category
    required status
    Detailed description
    Preventive guardrails to apply-Preventive guardrails list to be applied at the organizational level
    Organizational unit nameEssentialSelect the organizational unit to apply the preventive guardrail
    • Only organizational units with Registered, Registration Failed status can be selected
    • Click the organizational unit name or parent organizational unit name to view detailed information
    Table. Preventive guardrail application items

  5. When the pop‑up window notifying that the preventive guardrail has been applied opens, click the Confirm button.

View detailed information of preventive guardrail

You can view detailed information about preventive guardrails, the organizational units to which they are applied, and the list of Accounts. To disable the preventive guardrail, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Guardrail > Preventive Guardrail menu. 2. Go to the Preventive Guardrail List page.
  3. Click the preventive guardrail name to view detailed information in the Preventive Guardrail List. 3. Preventive Guardrail Details page
    • Preventive Guardrail Details page consists of Basic Information, Applicable Organizational Unit, Account tab.

Basic Information

You can view basic and detailed information about the preventive guardrail.

CategoryDetailed description
serviceService Name
Resource TypeService type
SRNUnique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
Resource NameResource Name
Resource IDUnique resource ID in the service
ConstructorUser who created the service
Creation date and timeService creation date and time
ModifierUser who edited the service information
Modification date and timeDate and time the service information was modified
Guardrail nameName of the guardrail
typeGuardrail type
Target service nameGuardrail target service name
statusWhether guardrails are applied
ExplanationDescription of guardrails
Table. Guardrail Details - Basic Information Tab Items

Applicable organization unit

You can view the list of organizational units where preventive guardrails are applied.

CategoryDetailed description
Organizational unit nameOrganizational unit name
  • Click the organizational unit name to view detailed information
Parent organization unit nameName of the parent organizational unit of the organizational unit
  • Click the parent organizational unit name to view detailed information
statusCloud Control registration status for organizational units
  • Registered, Not registered, Registering, Registration failed
  • No status displayed for Root
Table. Root Details - Sub Account Tab Items

Account

You can view the list of sub‑Accounts under the organizational unit where preventive guardrails are directly applied.

CategoryDetailed description
Account nameAccount name
emailAccount user email
Organizational unit nameOrganization unit name
  • Click the organization unit name to view detailed information
statusCloud Control registration status for an organization unit or Account
  • Registered, Not registered, Registering, Registration failed
  • No status displayed when Root
Table. Root Details - Sub Account Tab Items
Reference
Preventive guardrails are inherited and applied from all higher-level organizational units, so preventive guardrails can also be applied to Accounts that are not in the Account list.

Disable preventive guardrail

You can disable the preventive guardrail applied at the organization level. To disable the preventive guardrail, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.

  2. On the Service Home page, click the Guardrail > Preventive Guardrail menu. 2. Navigate to the Preventive Guardrail List page.

  3. From the Preventive Guardrail List, select the preventive guardrail for which you want to disable organization-level enforcement, then click the More > Remove Organization-Level Enforcement button. 3. Navigate to the Remove organization unit application page.

    • Multiple preventive guardrails can be selected simultaneously to disable them.
  4. After selecting the organizational unit to disable the preventive guardrail, click the Complete button.

    Category
    Whether required
    Detailed description
    Guardrails to apply-List of preventive guardrails to be disabled
    Organizational unit nameEssentialSelect the organizational unit to disable the preventive guardrail
    • Only organizational units with Registered, Registration Failed status can be selected
    • Click the organizational unit name or parent organizational unit name to view detailed information
    Table. Preventive Guardrail Deactivation Items

  5. When a pop‑up notifying the deactivation of the preventive guardrail opens, click the Confirm button.

Detection Guardrail

When detection guardrails are enabled, Config Inspection diagnostics are automatically run for Accounts within the default organizational unit, performing checks daily.

Apply detection guardrails

You can apply detection guardrails on the Landing Zone Settings page.

information
Detection guardrails can also be enabled when creating a landing zone.

To apply detection guardrails, follow the steps below.

  1. All Services > Management > Cloud Control Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Landing Zone Settings menu. 2. Navigate to the Landing Zone Settings page.
  3. On the Landing Zone Settings page, click the Edit button for the Detection Guardrail item. 3. Detection Guardrail Settings The popup window opens.
  4. Detection Guardrail Settings In the popup window, after checking Enable Cloud Control Detection Guardrail, click the Confirm button.
    • When activation is checked, Plan, Check List, Diagnosis Cycle, Start Time are displayed.
  5. When the pop-up indicating that the detection guardrail is active opens, click the Confirm button.

Check detection guardrail diagnostic results

You can view the Config Inspection diagnostic results via detection guardrails. To view the diagnostic results, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Guardrail > Detection Guardrail menu. 2. Navigate to the Detection Guardrail List page.
  3. Click the diagnosis name of the Account for which you want to view diagnostic results from the Detection Guardrail List. 3. Go to the Diagnostic Results List page.
    • In the search area of the Diagnosis Result List page, you can enter a diagnosis name or click the Advanced Search button to search.
  4. On the Diagnosis Result List page, click the diagnosis result for the diagnosis name to view detailed diagnostic items. 4. Navigate to the Diagnostic Result Details page.
    • Completed: The diagnostic request has been successfully completed, when Completed is clicked, navigate to the detail page
    • Error: The diagnostic request was not completed successfully, and the error status item cannot view detailed information.
  5. Diagnosis Result Details on the page
    CategoryDetailed description
    ChecklistSet of diagnostic items that serve as the basis for diagnostic results
    AreaScope of Diagnosis (services of Samsung Cloud Platform)
    Diagnostic ItemsSecurity standards recommended for each service configuration
    • Click the diagnostic item name to view detailed information about that diagnostic item
    • Diagnostic item details: area, diagnostic item, result, diagnostic criteria, diagnostic method, remediation guide, detailed result
    ResultDiagnostic Item Baseline Check Results
    • PASS: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of PASS (normal)
    • FAIL: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of FAIL (vulnerable)
    • CHECK: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of CHECK (needs verification)
    • ERROR: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of ERROR (diagnosis not possible)
    • N/A: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of N/A (not applicable)
    Table. Detailed Diagnosis Result Items
Reference
For detailed information about the diagnosis results, see Config Inspection’s Check Diagnosis Results.

Managing detection guardrail diagnostic results

You can view the results of the Config Inspection diagnosis request via the detection guardrail.

Reference
In Cloud Control, you cannot delete or modify inspection results.

To view the diagnostic request results, follow these steps.

  1. All Services > Management > Cloud Control Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Guardrail > Detection Guardrail menu. 2. Go to the Detection Guardrail List page.
  3. In the Detection Guardrail List, click the diagnosis name of the Account that will manage the diagnostic results. 3. Go to the Diagnostic Results List page.
    • On the Diagnosis Result List page, you can enter a diagnosis name in the search area or click the Advanced Search button to search.
  4. On the Diagnostic Result List page, click the Diagnostic Result Management button. 4. Diagnosis Result Management Navigate to the detail page.
  5. Diagnostic Result Management View the diagnostic results on the detail page.
    CategoryDetailed description
    ChecklistCollection of diagnostic items that serve as the basis for diagnostic results
    AreaScope of Diagnosis (services of Samsung Cloud Platform)
    Diagnostic ItemsSecurity standards recommended for each service configuration
    • Click the diagnostic item name to view detailed information about that diagnostic item
    • Diagnostic details: area, diagnostic item, result, diagnostic criteria, diagnostic method, remediation guide, detailed result
    ResultDiagnostic Item Baseline Check Results
    • PASS: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of PASS (normal)
    • FAIL: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of FAIL (vulnerable)
    • CHECK: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of CHECK (needs verification)
    • ERROR: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of ERROR (diagnosis not possible)
    • N/A: Number of items in the checklist with a diagnostic result of N/A (not applicable)
    Result check / Result change
    • Result Verification: Detailed information can be viewed in the result verification popup
      • Registrant, validity period, change status, detailed reason, attachment, inspection result
      • Attachments can only be viewed in Config Inspection
      • Inspection results cannot be deleted in Cloud Control
    • Result Modification: Inspection results cannot be modified in Cloud Control
    Table. Diagnosis Result Management Items
Reference
For detailed information about the diagnostic results, see Config Inspection’s Managing Diagnostic Results.

Disable detection guardrail

On the Landing Zone Settings page, you can disable the detection guardrail. To disable the detection guardrail, follow these steps.

  1. All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu, click it. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Landing Zone Settings menu. 2. Go to the Landing Zone Settings page.
  3. On the Landing Zone Settings page, click the Edit button of the Detection Guardrail item. 3. Detection Guardrail Settings The popup window opens.
  4. Detection Guardrail Settings in the popup window, uncheck Cloud Control Detection Guardrail Active.
  5. When a popup that notifies the removal of detection guardrails opens, click the Confirm button.

2.2 - Managing Organizations

When a landing zone is created, you can use Cloud Control’s organization-level management features.

Caution
  • The user must first create a landing zone to use the Cloud Control service.
  • There is no charge for the Cloud Control service, but services used within Cloud Control such as Logging&Audit, Object Storage, and Config Inspection may incur costs based on usage.

Manage Organizational Units

You can register and manage the organizational units that constitute an Organization in Cloud Control.

Create Organization Unit

You can create a new organizational unit and register it with Cloud Control.

To create an organizational unit and register it with Cloud Control, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. Go to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.

  2. Service Home page, click the Organization menu. Navigate to the Organization unit and Account management page.

  3. On the top right of the Organizational Unit and Account Management page, click the View Hierarchy button.

  4. After selecting the location in the hierarchical list where you want to add an organizational unit, click the Create Organizational Unit Under button. The Create Organizational Unit popup opens.

    • Root or only one organizational unit can be selected.
    • You can create organizational units up to five levels below Root.
  5. Create Organizational Unit After entering the organizational unit information to add in the popup window, click the Create button.

    Category
    Required
    Detailed description
    Parent organization unit name-Name of the parent organizational unit for the organizational unit to be created
    Organizational unit nameRequiredEnter the name of the organizational unit to be created within 128 characters
    • Organizational names distinguish between uppercase and lowercase English letters
    ExplanationSelectionEnter a description of the organizational unit within 1,000 characters.
    Table. Organization unit creation items

  6. When the popup that notifies the creation of an organizational unit opens, click the Confirm button.

    • It may take more than tens of minutes depending on the number of accounts under the organizational unit.
    • A notification will be sent when the organization unit creation is complete.

Register Organizational Unit

You can register organizational units that are not registered in Cloud Control or that failed to register, into Cloud Control.

Information
  • When registering an organizational unit, all parent units of the unit to be registered must be in a registered state.
  • If an organizational unit in the registering state exists under the organizational unit you are trying to register, you cannot register.
  • The sub-units of the organizational unit you are registering must be registered separately.

To register an organizational unit in Cloud Control, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.

  2. Service Home page, click the Organization menu. Navigate to the Organization unit and Account management page.

  3. On the top right of the Organizational Unit and Account Management page, click the View Hierarchy button.

  4. After selecting the organizational unit to register from the hierarchical list, click the More > Register Organizational Unit button. You will be taken to the Register Organizational Unit page.

  5. On the Organization Unit Registration page, verify the information of the organization unit to be registered.

    Category
    Whether required
    Detailed description
    Sub Account-List of Accounts included under the organizational unit to be registered
    • Automatically register in Cloud Control when registering the organizational unit
    Applicable preventive guardrails-List of guardrails inherited from higher-level organizational units and guardrails directly applied to the organization unit
    • Click the guardrail name to view detailed information about that guardrail
    Table. Organization Unit Registration Items
    Reference
    • Preventive guardrails are inherited from higher-level organizational units.
    • To remove an inherited guardrail, disable its application in the parent organizational unit.

  6. After reviewing the Terms of Service, check the checkbox and click the Complete button.

  7. When the popup notifying the registration of an organizational unit opens, click the Confirm button. The organizational unit registration request is completed.

    • Depending on the number of accounts under the organizational unit, it can take several tens of minutes.
    • A notification will be sent once the organization unit registration is complete.

Re-register organizational unit

You can re-register an organizational unit that is already registered in Cloud Control.

Information
  • You cannot register if there is an organization unit in the registration state under the organization unit you are trying to register.
  • Sub-units of the organizational unit you are registering must be registered separately.

To re-register an organizational unit in Cloud Control, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.

  2. Service Home page, click the Organization menu. Navigate to the Organization unit and Account management page.

  3. Organizational Unit and Account Management page, click the View Hierarchy button in the top right corner.

  4. In the hierarchical list, select the organizational unit to re‑register, then click the More > Re‑register Organizational Unit button. You will be taken to the Re‑register Organizational Unit page.

  5. On the Organizational Unit Re-registration page, check the information of the organizational unit to be re-registered.

    Category
    Required status
    Detailed description
    Sub Account-List of Accounts included under the organizational unit to be re-registered
    • Automatically register in Cloud Control when registering the organizational unit
    Applicable preventive guardrails-List of guardrails inherited from higher organizational units and guardrails directly applied to the organization unit
    • Clicking a guardrail name allows you to view detailed information about that guardrail
    Table. Organization Unit Re-registration Items
    Reference
    • Preventive guardrails are inherited from higher-level organizational units.
    • To remove an inherited guardrail, disable its application at the parent organizational unit.

  6. After reviewing the Terms of Service, check the checkbox and click the Complete button.

  7. When the popup notifying re-registration of the organization unit opens, click the Confirm button. The organization unit re-registration request is completed.

    • Depending on the number of accounts under the organizational unit, it can take several tens of minutes.
    • A notification will be sent once the organization unit re-registration is complete.

Delete organization unit

You can delete an organizational unit.

Information
  • Only organizational units that are in an unregistered state in Cloud Control can be deleted.
  • Before deleting an organizational unit, remove all its subordinate elements.

To delete an organizational unit, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. Go to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Organization menu. You will be taken to the Organization unit and Account management page.
  3. On the top right of the Organizational Unit and Account Management page, click the View Hierarchy button.
  4. After selecting the organizational unit to delete from the hierarchical list, click the More > Delete Organizational Unit button.
  5. When the popup notifying that the organizational unit will be deleted opens, click the Confirm button.

2.3 - Managing Accounts

Create Account

You can create an Account with the Account factory and apply Cloud Control directly without any additional steps.

Caution
An Account cannot be created if it exceeds the maximum number of Accounts that can be added to the organization.

To create an Account, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.

  2. On the Service Home page, click the Account Factory menu. You will be taken to the Account Factory page.

  3. On the Account Factory page, click the Account Creation button. You will be taken to the Account Creation page.

  4. On the Account creation page, enter the required information to create an Account and select an organizational unit, then click the Create button.

    Category
    Required status
    Detailed description
    Account informationRequiredEnter the account name and email information
    • Account name: Use Korean, English, numbers, spaces, and special characters (+=-_@[](),.) to enter between 3 ~ 30 characters
    • Email: Enter up to 60 characters in a valid email address format
      • Cannot duplicate the root user email
      • Enter the same value in Email confirmation
    ID Center informationRequiredEnter ID Center user information that can access the Account to be created
    • Username: Use English letters, numbers, and special characters(+=-_@,.) within 128 characters
    • User’s real name: Enter the user’s actual name (surname and given name)
    • If the Account access configuration uses self-managed Account access, ID Center information cannot be set
    Select organization unitRequiredSelect the parent organization unit that will contain the Account to be created
    • Only organization units with registered status can be selected
    • Clicking the organization unit name navigates to its detailed page
    Table. Landing zone creation - cost review and organizational unit configuration items
    Caution
    An Excel file containing Access Portal user login information will be sent to the email entered in the ID Center. Be sure to verify that the email address is correct.

  5. When a popup notifying Account creation opens, click the Confirm button. The Account creation request is completed.

    • Creating an account takes some time, and a notification is sent when the process is complete.

Manage Account

You can register and manage the accounts that comprise the organization in Cloud Control.

Register Account

You can register organizational units that are not registered in Cloud Control or that failed to register, into Cloud Control.

Information
  • Only accounts of the organizational unit registered in Cloud Control can be registered.
  • You cannot register if there is an organizational unit or Account in registering status under the organizational unit you are trying to register.
  • If you select a different organizational unit from the current one and register, the corresponding ACcount will be moved to the newly selected organizational unit.

To register an Account, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. You will be taken to Cloud Control’s Service Home page.

  2. Service Home page, click the Organization menu. Navigate to the Organization unit and Account management page.

  3. In the top right corner of the Organization Unit and Account Management page, click the View Account List button.

  4. From the Account list, select the Account to register in Cloud Control, then click the Account registration button. You will be taken to the Account registration page.

    • After clicking the Account name of the Account to be registered, you can also register by clicking the Register button on the Account Details page.
      Category
      Required status
      Detailed description
      Current organizational unit-The organizational unit to which the Account belongs
      Register organization unit-Select the organizational unit to register the Account
      • Only organizational units with registration status can be selected
      • Current organizational unit: Register directly to the current organizational unit
      • Other organizational unit: Manually select a different organizational unit
      Table. Account registration items
  5. When a popup notifying the Account registration opens, click the Confirm button.

Move Account

You can change the organizational unit of an Account registered in Cloud Control and move it.

Information
  • You cannot move if there is an organizational unit or Account in the registering state under the organizational unit you are trying to register.
  • If you select a different organizational unit from the current one and register, the corresponding ACcount will be moved to the newly selected organizational unit.

To move the Account, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Organization menu. You will be taken to the Organization Units and Account Management page.
  3. On the Organization Unit and Account Management page, click the View Account List button in the top right corner.
  4. In the Account list, click the Account name whose organizational unit you want to change. You will be taken to the Account Details page.
  5. On the Account Details page, click the Register button. You will be taken to the Account Register page.
  6. From the Registered organization unit list, select the organization unit to which the Account will be moved, then click the Complete button.
    • Only organizational units with registered status can be selected.
  7. When the popup notifying the Account registration opens, click the Confirm button.

Unregister Account

You can deregister an Account that is registered in the Organization.

Information

In the following cases, the Account cannot be deactivated.

  • Account with no registered payment method
  • When there is credit assigned to the account
  • When the exclusion point is the cost settlement date (the 1st of each month, Asia/Seoul GMT +09:00)
To deactivate an Account registered in the Organization, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Organization menu. Go to the Service Home page of Organization.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Organization Configuration menu. You will be taken to the Organization Configuration page.
  3. On the Organization Structure page, click the View Account List button.
  4. After selecting the Account to exclude from the Organization, click the More > Unregister Account button.
    • After clicking the Account name of the Account to be deregistered, you can also deregister by clicking the Deregister button on the Account Details page.
  5. When a popup that notifies the Account deregistration opens, click the Confirm button.

Delete Account

You can delete the account.

information
  • When deleting from the Account list, you must select only one Account to delete.
  • All resources in the Account must be deleted before deletion.
  • Management Account and accounts that joined via invitation cannot be deleted.
To delete the Account, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Organization menu. Go to the Service Home page of Organization.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Organizational Structure menu. You will be taken to the Organizational Structure page.
  3. On the Organization Structure page, click the View Account List button.
  4. After selecting the Account to delete from the Account list, click the More > Delete Account button. The Delete Account popup opens.
    • After clicking the Account name of the Account to be deleted, you can also delete it by clicking the Delete Account button on the Account Details page.
  5. After entering the Account name to delete, click the Confirm button.
Reference

When you delete the Account, an Account deletion notification email will be sent to the next user.

  • Administrator who created the Organization
  • Root user of the created account
  • User who has delegation for the created Account

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Check Shared Account

You can view the shared Account information in Cloud Control. To check shared account information, follow these steps.

  1. Click the All Services > Management > Cloud Control menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cloud Control.
  2. On the Service Home page, click the Shared Account menu. You will be taken to the Shared Account page.
    • The Shared Account page consists of the Management Account, Log Account, and Audit Account widgets.
    • Each widget displays the Account name, Account ID, and email information, and clicking the widget name takes you to that Account’s detail page.
      CategoryDetailed description
      Management AccountAccount that creates new Accounts and manages billing and access for all Accounts in the organization
      Log AccountThe account used as the repository for API activity and resource configuration logs collected from all accounts.
      Audit AccountA restricted account that enables the security and compliance team to obtain read and write access to all accounts.
      Table. Shared Account items

3 - API Reference

API Reference

4 - CLI Reference

CLI Reference

5 - Release Note

Cloud Control

2026.05.21
CHANGED Detection guardrail diagnostic inspection result improvement
  • The detection guardrail results management screen has been added.
    • On the result management screen of the detection guardrail, you can view the diagnostic request result information.
2026.03.19
FEATURE Provide detection guardrail feature
  • The detection guardrail feature has been added.
    • For accounts within the default organizational unit, Config Inspection diagnostics are run automatically every day.
    • You can easily view diagnostic results even within the Cloud Control service.
2025.10.23
NEW Official service version release
  • The official version of the Cloud Control service has been released.
    • You can easily and securely build, operate, and manage a multi‑account environment on Samsung Cloud Platform.
    • The organization’s cloud governance (security, compliance, standardization, etc.) can be automated and managed through policy violation detection and monitoring functions.