Updated on 2024-06-21 GMT+08:00

HSS

What Is HSS?

Host Security Service (HSS) is designed to improve the overall security for ECSs. It helps you identify and manage the assets on your servers, eliminate risks, and defend against intrusions and web page tampering. There are also advanced protection and security operations functions available to help you easily detect and handle threats.

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 Check Host Security Statuses?

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

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click and choose Security > Host Security Service.
  3. Go to the Servers page to view the protection status of the target servers.
    Figure 1 ECS list
    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.