Create new suite

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
  • 1 minute to read

    • Create and schedule a custom suite so that you can analyze the security of your instance for your organization.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin or sn_vsc.security_center_viewer.

    A suite is a collection of checks that can be used for a scan. View a list of scan suites available in your instance organized in a table by navigating to Scanner > Suites. You have the ability to create your own suites or to use the default suite, Auditor: this is a default out-of-the-box suite that contains checks for security best practices. These checks consist of system properties, plugins, and tables that can affect the security posture of your instance. The following steps shows how to create a suite along with the several options available for configuring them.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Suites > New.
    2. Enter a suite name and description, and then select Save.
    3. Checks
      This is where you add checks to your suite.
      1. Select Edit.
      2. Select the checks you want to add, and then select Add (>) to place it in your suite.
      3. Save.
    4. Child Suites
      This is where you add child suites, or the suites that are placed under the parent suites.
      1. Select Edit.
      2. Select the child suites you want to add, and then select the Add (>) to place it in your child suite.
      3. Save.
    5. Parent Suites
      This is where you add parent suites. All child suites are executed when a parent suite is used in a scan.
      1. Select Edit.
      2. Select the child suites you want to add, and then select Add (>) to place it in your parent suite.
      3. Save.
    6. Schedule
      Set a time for your suite to execute.
      1. Select New.
      2. Enter details of the scheduled scan.
        The time fields are in the format: hour:minutes:seconds.
      3. Save.