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Users can create the service by entering the required information for the Config Inspection service and selecting detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Create Certificate

To create and use the Config Inspection service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you need to generate an authentication key in advance.

Authentication key creation can be done from My menu > My Info. > Authentication Key Management > Create Authentication Key. For more details, refer to Manage Authentication Keys.

Create Config Inspection

You can create and use the Config Inspection service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create a Config Inspection, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Config Inspection button. You will be taken to the Create Config Inspection page.
3. Config Inspection Creation On the page, input what is required to create a service, and select detailed options.
   • Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.

     Category	Required status	Detailed description
     Diagnosis Type	-	Automatic configuration via Console
     Cloud	Required	Select cloud for diagnosis SCP: Samsung Cloud Platform AWS: Amazon Web Services Azure: Microsoft Azure Detailed input fields vary depending on the selected cloud type
     Diagnostic Target > Diagnosis Name	Required	Name to distinguish the diagnostic target Use the entered value as the resource name Enter within 25 characters using English letters, numbers, and special characters (-, _)
     Diagnostic target > Diagnostic account	Required	Console information to be diagnosed Select the Account ID to diagnose from the list Selecting the same Account ID will result in duplicate requests and incur additional charges If AWS is selected, enter the Account ID (12 digits) for the diagnostic account If Azure is selected, enter the Subscription ID (36 characters, including letters, numbers, and special characters) for the diagnostic account
     Diagnosis Schedule > Checklist	Required	Automatically set when Use is selected for diagnostic schedule
     Diagnostic Schedule > Diagnostic Cycle	Required	Select Diagnosis Interval The diagnosis runs on the selected date according to the specified interval. If Monthly is selected, the diagnosis may not be performed on the selected date. Example) Selecting the 31st of each month – February has no such date, so the diagnosis is not performed.
     Diagnostic Schedule > Start Time	Required	Select diagnostic start time Set the hour and minute information for starting the diagnostic
     authentication key	Required	Select the authentication key to use for Open API calls Select button, click to choose the appropriate authentication key from the list in the Authentication Key Selection popup If no selectable authentication key is available, click Authentication Key Management to create a new authentication key For detailed information about authentication keys, refer to Manage Authentication Keys
     Pricing plan	Select	Select a plan to use Standard: Charged based on the number of diagnoses Monthly subscription: Charged a fixed amount each month regardless of the number of diagnoses (up to 30 diagnoses per month) The plan cannot be changed after the service is requested

     Table. Config Inspection Service Information Input Items
   • In the Additional Information Input area, enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required status	Detailed description
     tag	Select	Add Tag Up to 50 per resource can be added After clicking the Add Tag button, enter or select Key and Value values

     Table. Config Inspection additional information input fields
4. Summary Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the panel, and click the Create button.
   • When creation is complete, check the created resources on the Config Inspection List page.

Check detailed information of Config Inspection

Config Inspection service allows you to view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. The Config Inspection Details page consists of Details, Tags, Activity History tabs.

To view detailed information of the Config Inspection service, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. You will be taken to the Config Inspection list page.
3. Config Inspection List page, click the resource to view detailed information. You will be taken to the Config Inspection Details page.
   • Config Inspection Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and is composed of Details, Tags, Work History tabs.

     Category	Detailed description
     status	Displays the status of Config Inspection Ready: When there is no diagnostic request after the service is created (diagnostic request possible) In Progress: When a diagnostic request is being executed (diagnostic request/service termination not allowed) Error: When an error occurs in the diagnostic request (diagnostic request possible) Completed: When the diagnostic request completes successfully (diagnostic request possible)
     Diagnostic request	Button to perform console diagnostics
     Service termination	Button to cancel the service

     Table. Config Inspection status information and additional features

Detailed Information

Config Inspection List page lets you view detailed information of the selected resource and modify the information if necessary.

tag

Config Inspection List page lets you view the tag information of the selected resource and add, modify, or delete it.

Job History

On the Config Inspection List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.

Config Inspection Resource Management

If you need to view the status of a Config Inspection resource or request a diagnosis, you can perform the task on the Config Inspection List or Config Inspection Details page.

Modify authentication key

You can select the authentication key to use for diagnosis for each diagnostic target.

To modify the service’s authentication key, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. You will be taken to the Config Inspection list page.
3. On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource whose authentication key you want to edit. Then go to the Config Inspection Detail page.
4. Check the authentication key and click the Edit icon. The Edit Authentication Key popup window opens.
5. Edit Authentication Key Select the authentication key to use in the popup window and click the Confirm button.

   Category	Detailed description
   authentication key	Authentication Key Detailed Information
   Creation date and time	Authentication key creation date
   Expiration date and time	Authentication key expiration date
   status	Authentication key status Active: Usable Expired: Usage period expired

   Table. Authentication key edit popup items

Request Diagnosis

You can request a diagnosis from the Console based on the configured checklist.

To request a console diagnosis, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. You will be taken to the Config Inspection list page.

3. On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource you want to request a diagnosis for. You will be taken to the Config Inspection Details page.

4. On the Config Inspection Details page, click the Diagnostic Request button. The Diagnostic Request popup opens.

5. In the Diagnosis Request popup, enter the information required for the diagnosis and click the Confirm button.

   • Diagnostic Request The items in the popup window vary depending on the selected Console.

     Category	Detailed description
     Console access method	Fix the authentication key method as the console access method.
     Checklist	Set to Best Practice when selecting SCP
     authentication key	If you select SCP, choose the pre-generated authentication key.
     Access Key	If AWS is selected, enter the Access Key.
     Secret Key	If AWS is selected, enter Secret Key
     Client ID	Enter Client ID when Azure is selected
     Client Secret	If Azure is selected, enter Client Secret
     Tenant ID	If Azure is selected, enter Tenant ID

     Table. Diagnosis request popup items

6. Check the status value on the Config Inspection list page.

   • When the diagnostic request is completed, the status value is displayed as Completed or Error.
   • In the case of Completed, you can view the diagnostic request results in the diagnostic results menu. For more details, refer to Report Management.

Terminate Config Inspection

You can cancel the Config Inspection service you are not using. However, canceling Config Inspection will delete all stored diagnostic data.

To disable Config Inspection, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. You will be taken to the Config Inspection list page.
3. On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource to be terminated. You will be taken to the Config Inspection Details page.
4. Config Inspection Details on the page, click the Cancel Service button.
5. After the termination is complete, check on the Config Inspection List page whether the resource has been terminated.