Assets

An asset refers to an electronic record that describes a network device, an account, or any other physical or logical entity used for securely storing data. Additionally, an asset can function as a container for logically grouping other assets, facilitating navigation and configuration tasks.

Every asset must be categorized under one of the predefined asset types. This categorization determines the metadata requirements and behavior of each asset utilizing an inheritance model. Assets should be tagged with terms defined in a taxonomy to enrich and maintain consistent metadata across other similar assets.

Container assets, designated by a specific indicator, also need to belong to one of the predefined asset types. Assets categorized as containers can be linked to other containers, establishing an asset hierarchy crucial for navigation and configuration. Security settings and policy configurations are inherited throughout this hierarchy of containers.