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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 must first generate an authentication key.

Authentication key creation is **My Menu > My Info. > Authentication Key Management > Authentication Key Creation can be created. For more details, please refer to Authentication Key Management.

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. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Config Inspection button. 2. Go to the Create Config Inspection page.
3. Config Inspection Creation On the page, enter the inputs required to create the 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 to diagnose 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 If the same Account ID is selected, duplicate requests will be made, resulting in additional charges AWS is selected, enter the Account ID (12 digits) for the diagnostic account Azure is selected, enter the Subscription ID (36 characters, including letters, numbers, and special characters) for the diagnostic account
     Checklist	Required	Select the checklist to apply during diagnosis
     version	Required	Select the checklist version to apply during diagnosis
     Diagnostic Schedule > Diagnostic Cycle	Required	After selecting Use, choose the diagnostic 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 authentication key to use for Open API calls Select button click and, in the Select authentication key popup, choose the appropriate key from the authentication key list If no selectable authentication keys are available, click Authentication Key Management to create a new authentication key For detailed information about authentication keys, refer to Authentication Key Management
     Pricing plan	Selection	Select a plan Standard: Charges are based on the number of diagnoses Monthly subscription: Charges a fixed amount each month regardless of the number of diagnoses (up to 30 diagnoses per month) The plan cannot be changed after service enrollment

     Table. Config Inspection service information input fields
   • Enter or select the required information in the Additional Information Input area.

     Category	required status	Detailed description
     tag	Selection	Add Tag Up to 50 per resource can be added After clicking the Add Tag button, input or select Key, Value values

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

View detailed information of Config Inspection

The Config Inspection service allows you to view and edit the full list of resources and detailed information. On the Config Inspection Details page, it consists of the Detailed Information, Tags, Operation History tabs.

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

1. Click the All Services > Security > Config Inspection menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. 2. Go to the Config Inspection List page.
3. Config Inspection List page, click the resource to view detailed information. 3. Config Inspection Details page.
   • Config Inspection Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Activity Log tabs.

     Category	Detailed description
     status	Indicates 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)
     Diagnosis request	Button to perform console diagnostics
     Service termination	Cancel service button

     Table. Config Inspection status information and additional features

Detailed Information

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

Tag

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

Job History

Config Inspection list On the 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 and 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 each diagnostic target.

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

1. All Services > Security > Config Inspection click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. 2. Go to the Config Inspection List page.
3. On the Config Inspection List page, click the resource to edit the authentication key. 3. Navigate to the Config Inspection Details page.
4. Check the authentication key and click the Edit icon. 4. Edit Authentication Key The 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 Details
   Created At	Authentication key creation date
   Expiration date and time	Authentication key expiration date
   status	Authentication key status Active: Available 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. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Config Inspection.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Config Inspection menu. 2. Go to the Config Inspection List page.

3. Config Inspection List page, click the resource for which you want to request a diagnosis. 3. Go to the Config Inspection Details page.

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

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

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

     Category	Detailed description
     Console access method	Set the console access method to the authentication key method.
     Authentication key	If you select SCP, choose the pre‑generated authentication key.
     Access Key	Enter Access Key when AWS is selected
     Secret Key	Enter Secret Key if AWS is selected
     Client ID	If Azure is selected, enter the Client ID.
     Client Secret	If Azure is selected, enter the Client Secret
     Tenant ID	Enter Tenant ID if Azure is selected

     Table. Diagnosis request popup items

6. On the Config Inspection List page, check the status value.

   • 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, please refer to Diagnostic Result Management.

Terminate Config Inspection

You can cancel the Config Inspection service you are not using. Note that if you disable Config Inspection, all stored diagnostic data will be deleted.

To disable Config Inspection, follow these steps.

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