Help Center/ Host Security Service/ Getting Started/ Purchasing and Enabling HSS
Updated on 2024-09-23 GMT+08:00
View PDF
Share

Purchasing and Enabling HSS

Scenario

HSS helps you identify and manage the assets on your servers, eliminate risks, and defend against intrusions. There are also proactive protection and security operations functions available to help you easily detect and handle threats. For details about the server security protection functions provided by HSS, see Product Functions.

This document uses an ECS running EulerOS 2.9 as an example to describe how to purchase and enable HSS.

Step 1: Purchase HSS Quota

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select the region and project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > HSS.
  4. In the upper right corner of the Dashboard page, click Buy HSS.
  5. Set the parameters for buying HSS as prompted.

    • Billing Mode: Select a billing mode as required. In this example, select Yearly/Monthly.
    • Region: Select the region where the server is located. In this example, select CN-Hong Kong.
    • Edition: Select the HSS edition. Different editions provide different protection functions. In this example, select Enterprise Edition.
    • Quantity: Set this parameter based on the number of servers. In this example, set the quantity to 1.
    • Specify other parameters as needed.

  6. In the lower right corner of the page, click Next.
  7. After confirming that the order, select I have read and agree to the Host Security Service Disclaimer.
  8. Click Pay Now and complete the payment.
  9. Click Host Security Service to return to the HSS console.

Step 2: Install an Agent

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Installation & Configuration > Server Install & Config.
  2. Choose Agents > Servers Without Agents.
  3. In the Operation column of the target server, click Install Agent. The Install Agent dialog box is displayed.

    Figure 1 Installing an agent

  4. Select and set the server verification information.

    • Server authentication mode: Select a mode. In this example, select Account and password mode.
    • Allow direct connection with root permissions: Whether to allow root direct connection. In this example, select this option.
      • Server Root Password: Set this parameter based on the server information.
      • Server Login Port: Set this parameter based on the actual server login port. In this example, set 22 port.
    Figure 2 Enter the server verification information.

  1. Click OK to start installation.
  2. Choose Servers With Agents page and view the agent status of the target server.

    If the Agent Status is Online, the agent is successfully installed.

Step 3: Enable Protection

  1. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Asset Management > Servers & Quota.
  2. In the Operation column of a server, click Enable.
  3. In the dialog box that is displayed, select the mode.

    Set this parameter based on the edition of the purchased quota in Step 1: Purchase HSS Quota.

    • Billing Mode: Select Yearly/Monthly.
    • Edition: Select Enterprise Edition.

  4. After confirming the information, select I have read and agree to the Host Security Service Disclaimer.
  5. Click OK.
  6. If the Protection Status of the target server is Protected, the protection is enabled successfully.

    Figure 3 Viewing the protection status