Configure Tags

Configure tags so you can apply them to assets in your subscription. This helps you to organize your assets and to manage user access to them. You can apply tags to IP addresses and web applications.

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Basic Details

Give your tag a name (up to 1024 characters).

Select Mark as Favourite if you want to create a tag as favourite. Favourite tag will be displayed with yellow star in the list.

Add a description for your tag (optional).

Tag Properties

Color coding is a great way to organize tags. You might assign different colors to different tag.

When creating a child tag, you can select a parent tag from existing tags in your account. To select existing tag click Select and then choose a tag from Select Tags pop up.
You can also create a new tag for a parent. Simply, click Create and again similar form to create a tag displays. You'll not be able to create a new parent from this new tag.

3) Set up a dynamic tag type (optional). If there is no dynamic rule then your tag will be saved as a static tag.

Tag Type

There are two types of tags - Static and Dynamic. By default, static tag will be created. Dynamic tag allows you to define Tag Rules.

Tag Rules

These are the rules which helps to identify the assets to apply tags.

No Dynamic Rule - Your tag will be a static tag.
Asset Name Contains - Applies the tag when any part of the user-definable asset name contains the substring or substrings you enter. Add multiple substrings separated by the "|" (vertical bar) with no spaces before or after.
Asset Inventory - Applies the tag to assets from Global IT Asset Inventory. Please note that Asset Inventory tag rules are available only if you've following subscription:

VMDR (Trial/Purchase) + ITAM (Free/Trial/Full)
Non-VMDR/VM + ITAM (Trial/Full)

IP Address In Range(s) - Applies the tag to assets with an IP in the range you enter (e.g. 172.31.254.0-172.31.254.25 or 172.31.254.0/25).
IP Address In Range(s) + Network(s) - Applies the tag to assets with an IP in the range you enter and network.
Open Ports - Applies the tag to assets whose port listing matches the ports you enter (e.g. 80,123).
Cloud Asset Search - Applies the tag to Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform instances matching the query you provide.
Vuln (QID) Exists - Applies the tag to assets with the vulnerability (QID).

Test Rule Applicability on Selected Assets.

(optional) Select assets in your account to test the rule. A green color 'Pass' tells you the asset matches the rule. A red color 'Fail' tells you the asset does not match the rule.