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Segment Types Reference
A Segment defines a portion of your network and the discovery method AlloyScan uses for it. AlloyScan supports five segment types. Cloud segments (AWS, Azure, Google) are in Preview and subject to change.
Types
| Type | Discovery target | Required credential type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Address list | IP ranges, subnets, DNS names, NetBIOS names | Windows, Linux and macOS, Hypervisor, or SNMP — depending on target | Available |
| Domain | Active Directory domain members | Windows | Available |
| AWS | AWS cloud resources (EC2 instances, AMIs, Subnets, Zones, Database instance, Key pairs, Network interfaces, Load balancers, S3 buckets, Virtual private clouds, Security groups) | AWS | Preview |
| Azure | Azure cloud resources (Virtual machine instances, Application gateways, Load balancers, Network interfaces, Public IPs, Resource groups, Security groups, Subscriptions, Virtual networks, Volumes) | Azure | Preview |
| Google Cloud resources (Virtual machine instances, Big table, Images, Load balancers, Public IPs, Security groups, Subnets, Virtual private clouds, Volumes) | Preview |
When to use each type
| Type | Best fit |
|---|---|
| Address list | You know the network addresses or hostnames to scan. |
| Domain | You want to enumerate Active Directory computers from a domain context. |
| AWS | You want cloud-resource Inventory from AWS accounts or regions. |
| Azure | You want cloud-resource Inventory from Azure subscriptions or resource scopes. |
| You want cloud-resource Inventory from Google Cloud projects. |
Common Segment fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | string | Free-text segment name. |
| Type | enum (1 of 5) | Fixed at creation. |
| Audit service | reference | The Audit Service that performs scan and audit. A segment without an assigned service can show prior scan results but cannot run new scans. |
| Address list / Domain / Cloud scope | type-specific | The actual scan scope. |
| Audit credentials | reference | Credential records the segment uses to authenticate. |
| Scan schedule | reference | Optional recurring scan cadence. |
| Automatically audit discovered devices | boolean | When ON, newly discovered devices are audited automatically on the next cycle. |
| Auto tag | reference | Optional tag applied to every device discovered by this segment. |
Constraints
- A segment has exactly one of the five types; the type is fixed at creation.
- A segment without an assigned Audit Service can show devices found by previous scans but cannot run new scans or audits.
- Cloud segments (AWS, Azure, Google) are Preview features and may change between releases.
Preview: AWS, Azure, and Google segments are in preview and subject to change.