Creating a Security Report

Constraints

• Up to 10 security reports can be created for a CFW instance.
• A security report is retained for only three months. You are advised to periodically download security reports for audit.
• A custom security report cannot be modified. If you need to modify a custom security report, delete it and create a new one.

Creating a Security Report

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, click and choose Security & Compliance > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed.
4. (Optional) If the current account has only one firewall instance, the firewall details page is displayed. If there are multiple firewall instances, click View in the Operation column of a firewall to go to its details page.
5. In the navigation tree on the left, choose System Management > Security Report. The Security Report page is displayed.
6. Click Create Template. For details about the parameters, see Parameters of the security report template.

   Table 1 Parameters of the security report template

   Parameter	Description
   Report Name	Name of the custom security report
   Report Type	Daily Statistical period: 00:00:00 to 24:00:00 every day A report will be sent to the recipients the day after it is generated. Weekly Statistical period: 00:00:00 on Monday to 24:00:00 on Sunday A report will be sent to the recipients at the specified time after it is generated. Custom: Customize a time range. Statistical Period: Configure a statistical period for your report. A report will be sent to the specified recipients after it is generated.
   Statistical Period	If Report Type is set to Custom, you need to set Statistical Period.
   Report Schedule	When Report Type is set to Daily or Weekly, you need to set the report sending time. By default, the log report of the previous statistical period is sent. NOTE: To ensure correctness, the report sending time may be delayed.
   Recipient Group	Select a topic from the drop-down list to configure the endpoints for receiving the log report.

7. Click OK. A security report is created.