Security Settings Overview

You can configure the account settings, critical operation protection, login authentication policy, password policy, and access control list (ACL) on the Security Settings page. For details, see Basic Information, Critical Operation Protection, Login Authentication Policy, Password Policy, and ACL. This chapter describes how to access the Security Settings page and who is the intended audience.

Intended Audience

Table 1 lists the intended audience of different functions provided on the Security Settings page and their access permissions for the functions.

**Table 1** Intended audience
Function	Intended Audience
Basic Information	IAM users: Full access Account: To change the basic information, see Basic Information Management.
Critical Operations	Administrator: Full access IAM users: No access
Login Authentication Policy	Administrator: Full access IAM users: Read-only access
Password Policy	Administrator: Full access IAM users: Read-only access
ACL	Administrator: Full access IAM users: No access

Accessing the Security Settings Page

You and all IAM users created using your account can access the Security Settings page from the management console.
1. Log in to Huawei Cloud and click Console in the upper right corner.
2. On the management console, hover the mouse pointer over the username in the upper right corner, and choose Security Settings from the drop-down list.
  Figure 1 Going to the security settings page

As an administrator, you can also access the Security Settings page from the IAM console.
1. Log in to Huawei Cloud and click Console in the upper right corner.
2. On the management console, hover the mouse pointer over the username in the upper right corner, and choose Identity and Access Management from the drop-down list.
  Figure 2 Accessing the IAM service
3. On the IAM console, choose Security Settings from the left navigation pane.