The security of your cloud data is a high priority—it can also be complex and difficult to single out in a cloud architecture diagram. Views in Lucidscale allow you to quickly display resources in your architecture diagram from various perspectives and build documentation for security audits.
These steps will help you create an infrastructure diagram and then quickly view attributes related to security.
1. Import your architecture into the Data Hub. Navigate to the Data Hub in the left-side panel of the Lucid homepage and select “+ New Account'' to pull in cloud provider metadata and get an accurate picture of your current state. Lucidscale works with AWS Azure and GCP. For more detailed instructions check out our Help Center resources on importing your data.
2. Create new model in Lucidscale. Auto-generate a model from your imported data. You’ll be able to apply filters customize views show connected resources and more.
3. Apply the Security View. Using the “View” dropdown select the “Security Groups” view.
When you generate a new Model you’ll notice that your rendered infrastructure will automatically display in the Summarized Infrastructure view. Create a view tailored to security by using the Security Groups view template in the dropdown menu.
4. Use filters and conditional formatting to tailor the Security view.
Filters and conditional formatting can help you further refine the Security view. You can also toggle lines on and off to verify that resources are connected correctly that no connections are misconfigured that you don’t have connections you don’t need and that important connections aren’t missing.
Look for resources that are configured incorrectly with quick easy-to-use conditional formatting rules that can target any piece of metadata.
4. Access key data. Access key data through the Lucidscale data panel to avoid going back and forth between the model and your client’s cloud provider console.
5. Prepare for future issues and innovation.
Keep your data source up to date in the Lucidscale Data Hub so your cloud architecture models are always as accurate as possible. This will help with planning when it’s time to upgrade and assist teams with incident responses if an outage occurs.
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