HSS

What Is HSS?

Host Security Service (HSS) is designed to protect server workloads in hybrid clouds and multi-cloud data centers. It integrates server security, container security, and web tamper protection capabilities. HSS protects your system integrity, enhances application security, monitors user operations, and detects intrusions.

HSS is designed to enhance server security through diverse functions, including server management, risk prevention, intrusion detection, security operations, and web tamper protection (WTP). HSS can comprehensively identify and manage information assets on servers, detect server risks in real time, and prevent intrusions. This helps companies build a server security system and reduce threats. For more information about how HSS works, see What Is HSS?

After installing the HSS agent on your ECSs, you will be able to check the ECS security status and risks in a region on the HSS console.

How Do I Use HSS?

Before using the HSS service, install the agent on your ECS.

An ECS is already created and HSS is not configured for it.
For an existing ECS without HSS configured, you can manually install an Agent on it.

For details, see Installing the Agent on Huawei Cloud Servers and Enabling Protection.

How Do I Check Host Security Statuses?

On the Server tab, you can view the ECS security statuses in the current region.

Log in to the management console.
Click and choose Security > Host Security Service.

Go to the Servers page to view the protection status of the target servers.

**Table 1** Statuses
Parameter	Description
Agent Status	Not installed: The agent has not been started or even has not been installed. Online: The agent is running properly. Offline: The agent fails to communicate with the HSS server. Therefore, HSS cannot protect your ECS. Click Offline. Then, the ECSs with agent being offline and the offline reasons are displayed.
Protection Status	Enabled: The ECS is properly protected using HSS. Disabled: HSS has been disabled on the ECS. If an ECS does not need protection, disable HSS on it to reduce its resource consumption.
Detection Result	Risky: The ECS is risky. Safe: No risks are detected. Pending risk detection: HSS is not enabled for the ECS.