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At the top of the page, you will see the time and date stamp of when the system security summary was run - this will be the time that you clicked into the '''System Security Summary '''hyperlink. 
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'''High - '''The number of items in the system that the system security counts as high severity. It is highly recommended to change the security settings on high severity items; otherwise, your system security is vulnerable and insecure. 
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'''Medium - '''The number of items in the system that the system security counts as medium severity. It is recommended to change the security settings on medium severity items to improve your overall system security. 
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'''Low - '''The number of items in the system that the system security summary counts as low severity; you are recommended to change the security settings on these low severity items, but it will not be a critical detriment to your overall system security. 
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'''Optional - '''These are the number of items in the system that the system security does not mandate you need to improve the security on. You can choose whether or not you want to increase the security settings on these items. 
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Revision as of 13:27, 10 July 2019


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Overview

The System Security Summary is a useful feature in your SmartSimple instance that allows you to review the access risk of your current instance configuration.

Accessing the System Security Summary

To access the System Security Summary, follow these steps:

1. Click on the 9-square menu icon on the top right of your page.

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2. Under the heading Configuration, select Global Settings.

3. Under the first tab (labelled System) scroll down to the bottom of the page to the subsection labelled System Log and Summary.

4. Click on the hyperlink labelled System Security Summary.

The System Security Summary hyperlink found under System Log and Summary

System Security Summary Features

When you open the System Security Summary, you will see a page displayed with details similar to those in the image below:

The System Security Summary page

The System Security Summary has different components.

The System Security Summary settings displayed at the top of your page.

At the top of the page, you will see the following information: you will see the time and date stamp of when the system security summary was run - this will be the time that you clicked into the System Security Summary hyperlink. 

Date The time and date stamp of when the system security summary was most recently run - this will be the time that you clicked into the System Security Summary hyperlink from Global Settings.
Result This will be the result generated from your most recent run of the system security. It will either be a FAIL (red) or PASS (green). 
Items Flagged

High - The number of items in the system that the system security counts as high severity. It is highly recommended to change the security settings on high severity items; otherwise, your system security is vulnerable and insecure. 

Medium - The number of items in the system that the system security counts as medium severity. It is recommended to change the security settings on medium severity items to improve your overall system security. 

Low - The number of items in the system that the system security summary counts as low severity; you are recommended to change the security settings on these low severity items, but it will not be a critical detriment to your overall system security. 

Optional - These are the number of items in the system that the system security does not mandate you need to improve the security on. You can choose whether or not you want to increase the security settings on these items. 

The following criteria must be met in order to pass This text box that appears at the top of your System Security Summary page will give you a list of the steps necessary in order to change your security status from FAIL to PASS. In this example, for instance, a System Administrator should resolve all high severity items and all medium severity items. Once they do so, running their System Security Summary again should ensure that they get a PASS status.