Create an SSH Alert

To create an SSH alert:
  1. Click and select Alert.
  2. On the Alert screen, click on the top.
  3. On the Settings screen that opens, click the SSH tab.
  4. In the Alert Name box, enter a name for the alert.
  5. From the Alert Severity dropdown list, select one of the following options:
    • Critical - For issues that are causing disastrous results or impacts on functionality. These are top priorities and must be resolved immediately.
    • Fatal - For issues that can cause disastrous results or impacts on functionality. These are a major priority and should be resolved soon.
    • Major - For issues that are important and require a resolution, but that is not the highest priority.
    • Minor - For issues that are of low priority and need a resolution.
    • Notification - For issues that are not alerts or warnings, but which must eventually be addressed.
  6. In the Event type box, select from the following event types:
    • SSH key expiry alert
    • Compliance alert
    • SSH key Push failure alert
    • SSH Discovery failure alert
    • SSH key deletion alert
    • SSH Host Modify/Delete alert
  7. (SSH key expiry alerts only) In the Expires in (days) field, enter the total number of days until the key expires. The AppViewX system will trigger an alert message when this value is reached.
  8. (Compliance alerts, SSH key Push failure alerts, and SSH key deletion alerts) In the SSH Key Group field, enter the key group you want to use as the basis for the alert.
  9. (SSH key Push failure alerts and SSH key deletion alerts) In the Key Alert Criterion field, select whether you want to include logged-in user keys or all user keys in the alert.
  10. (SSH Host Modify/Delete alert only) In the SSH Host Group field, enter the host group you want to use as the basis for the alert.
  11. To send an email alert, SMTP must be configured. Refer to the Configure SMTP for Email Alerting topic for details on how to do this. When you have finished, complete the following steps to use email as an alert method:
    1. Select the Email Configuration checkbox.
    2. In the Email Address field, enter email addresses to send the alert. Use commas to separate the addresses.
    3. In the Subject field, leave the default text or enter the text that briefly describes the kind of alert the user is receiving in their Inbox.
  12. To use the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to send the alert, complete the following steps:
    1. Enter the Destination IP for the alert.
    2. Select the Version of SNMP you want to use: V1 or V2.
    3. Enter the port the alert that should be used for the alert.
    4. Enter the Community String for the alert. The string is similar to a user ID or password and allows users to access the requested information on the device.
  13. Click Add to save the alert to the AppViewX system.