12.1 Creating and Applying Tags

Available only in the Web console.

If you have an Administrator role, you can create tagsSecure Configuration Manager to serve as customized labels that help users to identify, organize, and search for the followin objects in :

  • endpoints

  • policy templates

You can create and apply an unlimited number of tags. For example, you might create standard tags, such as UNIX and SQL, that apply to a large number of endpoints. Then you might add more specific identifiers for particular endpoints, such as Web server to indicate the endpoint’s purpose or HIPAA to denote that an endpoint or group must meet the particular security policy.

You can also view which objects are associated with a particular tag. An association represents the link between a tag and the endpoints, groups, policy templates, and security checks mapped to that tag. When you delete a tag, you also remove all of the associations for that tag.

All Web console users can view the tags. They can also search for an object by a tag.

To create tags, select Utilities > Tags. To apply a tag, navigate to the object that you want to tag. For more information, see the Web console Help.