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title: "Container discovery"
slug: "discovery-container-discovery"
updated: 2026-11-03T14:48:12Z
published: 2026-11-03T14:48:12Z
canonical: "docs.senhasegura.io/discovery-container-discovery"
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# Container discovery

This document provides information about the **Container discovery** screen, which allows the configuration of container discovery for specific environments.

## Path to access

1. On Segura™, in the navigation bar, hover over the **Products menu**, and select **Discovery**.
2. In the side menu, select **Management** > **Discovery.**
3. On the **Discovery** screen, click the **Add** button.
4. On the **Choose the type of your discovery** screen, click the  **Containers** button.

## Settings tab

This tab provides information about general configuration options.

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Name*** | Text field | Yes | Defines the name that will identify this configuration. |
| **Container host*** | Dropdown menu | Yes | Select the container host. |
| **Enable** | Toggle button | No | Enables or disables the execution. |

## Connection tab

This tab provides information about connection settings.

### Access using credential from vault section

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Access credential** | Dropdown menu | No | Select the credential for the process. |
| **Network Connector** | Dropdown menu | No | Select the network connector to be used. |
| **Configuration password (ex: enable)** | Text field | No | Defines the password used before performing authentication. |
| **Force sudo use** | Toggle button | No | Enables or disables the use of `sudo` for elevated permissions. |

## 

### Access using pool of credentials section

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Pool of credentials** | Text field | No | Search for the credentials in the list of included credentials. |
| **Add/Remove selected** | Button | No | Add or remove the selected credentials. |
| **Pool of credentials table** | Table | No | Displays the credential pools. The fields are: *ID, Name,* and *Priority.* |

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## Searches tab

This tab provides information about configuring which entities should be included in the process.

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Search for credentials** | Checkbox | No | Defines credentials in the process. |
| **Search for devices groups** | Checkbox | No | Defines device groups in the process. |
| **Search for certificates** | Checkbox | No | Defines certificates in the process. |
| **Find DevOps artifacts** | Checkbox | No | Defines DevOps artifacts in the process. |
| **Monitor unauthorized access (1 hour intervals)** | Checkbox | No | Defines whether unauthorized access to credentials is monitored at 1-hour intervals. |
| **Identify accounts in application pools (IIS)** | Checkbox | No | Defines credentials in IIS application pools. |
| **Search FQDN in Windows devices** | Checkbox | No | Defines the *Fully Qualified Domain Name* (FQDN) of Windows devices. |
| **Identify Windows accounts associated with a service** | Checkbox | No | Defines accounts in Windows associated with services. |

## Search containers tab

This tab provides information about searching containers.

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Search only running containers** | Toggle button | No | Enables or disables the search for only running containers. |

## Plugin information tab

This tab provides information about the plugins used.

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Add/Remove selected** | Button | No | Adds rows to the table. |
| **Plugins for discovery table** | Table | No | Allows manual entry of the plugins and ports to be used. The fields are **Plugin** and **Port (separated by commas)**. |

## Execution tab

This tab provides information about scheduling the certificate execution.

| Item | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Credential scan execution*** | Toggle button | Yes | Defines whether the scan should remain active after importing the certificates. |
| **Days allowed for executions** | Toggle button | No | Define specific days for automation to run. The options are *All days, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,* and *Saturday*. |
| **Period allowed for execution** | Toggle button | No | Define specific periods for automation to run. The options are *All periods, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM, 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM, 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM, 04:00 AM - 08:00 AM*. |
| **Minimum interval between runs*** | Quantity input | Yes | Defines the minimum number of hours between each automation execution. It is recommended to set at least 8 hours between runs. |

## Review tab

Use the **Review** tab to check all the information entered in the previous tabs.