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Open Unified Identities › Resources, filter Providers to GCP Identities › Virtual Machine, then select a row to open its details.

VMs

Virtual Machines Details

Opening a VM shows the Details and Security tabs. The card title can carry a Tier 0/Tier 2 badge, a Public IP badge and a Running badge.

You can analyze the object in the Graph by clicking the Graph » button next to the Information title.

GCP VM Detail Page

GCP VM Details

The Details tab contains attributes about the GCP Virtual Machine. The page also includes an Issues panel that lists any security findings related to the VM, along with a Risk score and Exposure Point.

Information

Attribute Description
Name The internal name of the VM instance.
Instance ID The unique numeric identifier of the VM instance.
Display Name The human-readable name of the VM.
Status The current power/lifecycle status of the VM (e.g., TERMINATED).
Machine Type The machine type/size of the VM (e.g., e2-micro).
Zone The GCP zone the VM is deployed in (e.g., europe-north2-a).
Full Resource Name The fully-qualified resource name, including the API service (e.g., //compute.googleapis.com/...).
Update Time The timestamp of the last update to the VM.
Description A free-text description of the VM, if configured.
Service Account The service account the VM runs as; links to the service account details.
Parent Project A link to the parent project the VM belongs to.

Security

Displays the security configuration of the VM: Has Public IP, Uses Default Service Account, Serial Port Enabled, OS Login Enabled, IP Forwarding Enabled and Deletion Protection.

Issues

Lists security findings associated with the VM (e.g., OS Login Not Enabled for VM, VM Uses Default Service Account, Block Project-Wide SSH Keys Not Enabled for VM), each tagged with relevant categories such as Privilege Escalation, Credential Security, or Least Privilege, and a severity rating (e.g., High, Medium).

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