Set Up Secure Location

When GuardWare identifies sensitive files during a scan, you may need to investigate or remediate them. A Secure Location is a designated storage area where these files are copied or moved, keeping them in a controlled environment separate from their original location.

Configuring a Secure Location is recommended before running scans where remediation is anticipated. Without one, files identified during a scan cannot be moved or downloaded for investigation.

GuardWare supports two configuration methods, depending on whether the target device has been discovered.

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• Set up a new secure location
• Set up a discovered device as a secure location

Set Up Secure Location — New

Set up a new secure location

Use this method if the device you want to use as the Secure Location has not yet been registered in GuardWare.

1. Navigate to ORGANISATION > Set Up Secure Location.
2. In Target Type, select New.
3. In Target Name, enter the exact hostname of the target device. This must match the device's computer name precisely. To find a device's hostname on Windows, right-click Start > System > look for Device name.

   
4. In Connection Protocol, select how GuardWare will connect to the device. Select WinRM for Windows devices or SSH for Unix-based systems.
5. In Username, enter the credentials for an account with access to the target device. Use the following format depending on account type:

   1. Local account: administrator
   2. Azure AD account: [e-mail]
   3. Domain account: DOMAIN\username
6. In Password, enter the password for this account.
7. In Secure Folder Path, enter the full path where files should be stored (e.g., C:\SecureLocation).
8. Click Save.

GuardWare will attempt to connect to the location using the credentials provided. A status of Active confirms the Secure Location is ready. If the connection fails, verify that the hostname, credentials, and path are correct, the device is reachable from the Scanning Server, and the account has sufficient permissions on the destination folder.

If you need to change the Secure Location later, repeat the above process with the new device details.

Set Up Secure Location — Discovered