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Maker and Checker

Instead of just taking an action on a vulnerability, it is important to be able to leave a comment on why this action was taken. And in enterprise settings, GuardRails supports Status update approval (maker/checker) functionality, which means that a user making an action requires another person to check/approve the action before it takes effect.

You can use this feature with 3 simple steps:

Enable the Status Update Approval (Maker/Checker) setting​

Access the Settings -> General -> Status Update Approval section

Select Apply approval process option then click on Save button to apply the setting

Immediately, you will see the Actions page on the left global menu

Enable Maker/Checker setting

Update the vulnerability status with a comment​

After enabling the feature, you will have the ability to provide notes while updating the vulnerability status

Update vulnerability status

  • The Note field is mandatory when updating the vulnerability status
  • The update status request needs to be reviewed (Approved/Declined) by other members with either the Security Engineer, Admin, or Owner role

Review (Approve/Decline) the update​

The pending request to update vulnerability status will be listed on the Actions page

Security Engineer / Admin / Owner users can go to this page to review the pending request

  • Approve => the status of vulnerability will be changed accordingly

  • Decline => the status of vulnerability remains the same

Review update request

Last updated on by Stefan Streichsbier