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HSS (New) Getting Started

Host Security Service (HSS) is designed to protect workloads in hybrid clouds and multi-cloud data centers. It consists of Host Security Service (HSS), Container Guard Service (CGS), and the Web Tamper Protection (WTP) service.

Step 1: Purchase Service Quotas

Sign in on Huawei Cloud and purchase quotas.

How Do I Increase My HSS Quotas? Editions

Step 2: Install an Agent

An agent scans all servers, monitors server security, and reports this information to the cloud protection center.

Installing an Agent on the Linux OS Installing an Agent on the Windows OS
How Do I Fix an Abnormal Agent? What Do I Do If Agent Installation Fails?

Step 3: Enable Protection

Bind a quota to a server and enable protection for the server.

Enabling the HSS Basic, Enterprise, or Premium Edition Enabling WTP Enabling Container Protection
What Can I Do If I Enabled Dynamic WTP But Its Status Is Enabled but not in effect?

Step 4: Enable Alarm Notification

Enable alarm notifications, so that you can receive notifications sent by HSS to learn security risks in your servers, containers, and web pages.

Enabling Alarm Notifications
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(Optional) Step 5: Configure Basic Security Settings

Configure common login locations, common login IP addresses, and the SSH login IP address whitelist. Enable automatic isolation and killing of malicious programs.

Security Configurations
How Do I Use 2FA?