Adding an Asset Connection

Scenario

• Concept: An asset connection includes the domain name and authentication parameters required by each plug-in node in the security orchestration process.
• Function: During security orchestration, each plug-in node transfers the domain name to be connected and the authentication information, such as the username, password, and account AK/SK, to establish connections.
• Relationship between asset connections and plug-ins: Plug-ins access other cloud services or third-party services through domain names and authentication. So, domain name parameters (endpoints) and authentication parameters (username/password, account AK/SK, etc.) are defined in the login credential parameters of plug-ins. An asset connection configures login credential parameters for a plug-in. In a workflow, each plug-in node is associated with different asset connections so that the plug-in can access different services.

This topic describes how to create an asset.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper part of the page and choose Security > SecMaster.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 1 Workspace management page
   

4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Security Orchestration > Playbooks. On the displayed page, click the Asset Connections tab.
   Figure 2 Asset connection tab page
   

5. On the Asset Connection tab page, click Add. The slide-out panel Add is displayed on the right.
6. On the panel, set asset connection parameters. For details about the parameters, see Table 1.

   Table 1 Asset connection parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Connection Name	Enter an asset connection name. The naming rules are as follows: Only uppercase letters (A to Z), lowercase letters (a to z), digits (0 to 9), and underscores (_) are allowed. A maximum of 64 characters are allowed.
   Description	(Optional) Enter the asset description. The description can contain a maximum of 64 characters.
   Plug In	Select the plug-in required for asset connection. For details about the plug-in, see Viewing Plug-in Details.

7. Click OK. You can query the created asset connection in the asset connection list.