Onboard GCP Cloud Account in SCM
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Onboard GCP Cloud Account in SCM

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Onboard GCP Cloud Account in SCM

Onboard your GCP cloud account in Strata Cloud Manager (SCM).
Onboard the GCP cloud account in
SCM
and create a Terraform configuration to generate a service account to discover cloud assets and manage
AI Runtime Security
instances.
Where Can I Use This?
What Do I Need?
  • Creating a GCP Service Account for SCM Integration
  1. Log in to SCM.
  2. Select
    Insights
    → AI Runtime Security
    .
    1. If you are onboarding a cloud account for the first time, click
      Get Started
      .
    2. If you have previously onboarded a cloud account, click the
      Cloud Account Manager
      (cloud) icon.
  3. Select Cloud Service Provider
    as GCP and select
    Next
    .
  4. Enter basic information:
    • A unique
      Name
      to identify your onboarded cloud account.
    • The
      GCP Project ID
      .
    • The
      Storage Bucket Name
      you created in the Create a Cloud Storage Bucket prerequisite step.
    Select
    Next
    .
  5. In
    Application Definition
    , select
    Next
    .
    The namespace shows applications from Pods/Cluster workloads, while VPC/VNETs display applications from virtual machine workloads.
  6. Input Service Account Name
    and
    Download Terraform
    .
    Please use one service account per project.
  7. Unzip the downloaded Terraform zip file and follow the `README.md` file for instructions:
    cd <unzipped-folder>/gcp terraform init terraform plan terraform apply
    Provide the required IAM Permissions to the user executing the Terraform template.
  8. Select
    Done
    .
    This validates the successful creation of a service account in GCP.
    After successfully connecting to the cloud service provider with the specified service account, the AI Runtime Security instance gathers cloud VM and Kubernetes workload IP tags from the Edge Service and tag collector, respectively. This discovery process can take up to 15 minutes before assets appear on the SCM Command Center dashboard.
  9. You can now view and manage the onboarded cloud accounts in SCM.
  10. The SCM dashboard under
    Insights
    → AI Runtime Security
    shows all the cloud assets discovered.
    Next, protect the network traffic flow by deploying an AI Runtime Security instance in GCP.

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