Before enabling protection on servers, you need to allocate quota to a specified server. If the protection is disabled or the server is deleted, the quota can be allocated to other servers.
For the WTP edition, choose Prevention > Web Tamper Protection > Server Protection and then enable it.
To enable the WTP edition, choose and click the Servers tab. All the functions of the premium edition are included with the WTP edition.
Check Mode
HSS performs a full scan in the early morning every day.
After you enable server protection, you can view scan results after the automatic scan in the next early morning.
Prerequisites
- The agent status of the server to be protected is Online. To check the status, choose Asset Management > Servers & Quota on the HSS.
- To better protect your containers, you are advised to set security configurations.
Restrictions
- Linux OS
On servers running the EulerOS with ARM, HSS does not block the IP addresses suspected of SSH brute-force attacks, but only generates alarms.
- Windows OS
- Authorize the Windows firewall when you enable protection for a Windows server. Do not disable the Windows firewall during the HSS in-service period. If the Windows firewall is disabled, HSS cannot block brute-force attack IP addresses.
- If the Windows firewall is manually enabled, HSS may also fail to block brute-force attack IP addresses.
Enabling Protection
- Log in to the management console.
- Click
in the upper left corner of the page, select a region, and choose Security > HSS. The HSS page is displayed. - In the navigation pane, choose Asset Management > Servers & Quota. Click the Servers tab.Figure 1 Server list
- Select the target server and click Enable.
In the Enable Protection dialog box, select an HSS edition.
Figure 2 Enabling HSS
Figure 3 Confirming the protection information
- Click OK. View the server protection status in the server list.
If the Protection Status of the target server is Enabled, the enterprise or premium edition has been enabled.
- A quota can be bound to a server to protect it, on condition that the agent on the server is online.
After HSS is enabled, it will scan your servers for security issues. Check items vary according to the edition you enabled.
Figure 4 Automatic security check items
Viewing Detection Details
After server protection is enabled, HSS will immediately perform comprehensive detection on the server. The detection may take a long time.
On the left of the protection list, click Risky.
Click a server name to go to the details page. On this page, you can quickly check the detected information and risks of the server.
Follow-up Procedure
You can manually configure check items. Configurable items vary according to the edition you enabled.
Related Operations
Disabling HSS
On the Servers tab of the Servers & Quotas page, click Disable in the Operation column of a server.
- Before disabling protection, perform a comprehensive detection on the server, handle known risks, and record operation information to prevent attacks.
- After protection is disabled, clear important data on the server, stop important applications on the server, and disconnect the server from the external network to avoid unnecessary loss caused by attacks.
Unbinding quota
Choose , and click the Quotas tab. Click Unbind in the Operation column. The usage status of the unbound quota will change from In use to Idle. HSS will automatically disable protection for the server unbound from the quota.