Scanning a file
To scan a file, upload it to the S3 bucket to scan:
Procedure
- In AWS, go to and find your S3 bucket to scan.
- On the Overview tab, select Upload to add your file to the bucket.
What to do next
You can now view the tags within the AWS environment.
You can also view scan results in CloudWatch and be
notified of scan results through SNS.
Viewing tags
File Security Storage adds AWS tags to the files it scans. The tags contain a
short description of the scan results, and start with the prefix
fss-*
. If ScanResultTagFormat
is
Separated tags
or Merged tag
, you'll only
see thefss-*
tags pertaining to the latest scan; tags
from past scans are not kept. Additionally, all non-fss-*
tags
are preserved. If ScanResultTagFormat
is No
tag
, File Security Storage will not add or remove any tags on the
files.To view the tags added by File Security Storage:
- In AWS, go to and find your S3 bucket to scan.
- Under Overview, select a file that has been scanned.
- Select Properties.
-
Select the Tags box.The tags added by File Security Storage should appear. If
ScanResultTagFormat
isSeparated tags
, the tags are:- fss-error-message: Appears if the fss-scan-result tag
value is
failure
. Shows error message text. - fss-scan-date: Shows the date and time in UTC that the file was scanned.
-
fss-scan-result: Shows the scan result. Possible values are:
no issues found
: Indicates that no malware was detected.malicious
: Indicates that known malware was detected.failure
: Indicates that the scan failed. (Afailure
does not necessarily mean that File Security Storage failed.)
-
fss-scan-detail-code: Appears if fss-scan-result is not
failure
. Shows status code that indicate the details of the scan.0
: Scan completed without any more details.100~199
: Some scans are skipped due to existing parameters. Contact support if you need assistance.
-
fss-scan-detail-message: Appears if fss-scan-result is not
failure
. Shows the status code message corresponding to fss-scan-detail-code. - fss-scanned: Indicates whether the file was scanned by File
Security Storage. Possible values are
true
andfalse
.
IfScanResultTagFormat
isMerged tag
, the tag is:- fss-tags: Combines all the tags tagged with
Separated tags
into one string. Each tag's key and value are concatenated by=
; all tags' key and value pairs are concatenated by+
. For example,fss-scanned=true+fss-scan-date=2022/04/16 10:44:13+fss-scan-result=no issues found+fss-scan-detail-code=0+fss-scan-detail-message=
.
If you don't see these tags andScanResultTagFormat
is notNo tag
, it means the file has not been scanned. - fss-error-message: Appears if the fss-scan-result tag
value is