> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment.md).

# Cloud inventory and environment

- [Asset management](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-management.md): View and manage assets across your environment.
- [Asset inventory overview](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-inventory-overview.md): Learn about the core concepts, features, and lifecycle of assets within the Asset Inventory.
- [All assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/all-assets.md): Learn about the All Assets page, under Asset Inventory.
- [All cloud assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/all-cloud-assets.md): Learn about the All Cloud Assets page to view and assess your cloud footprint.
- [Discovery Engine](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/all-cloud-assets/discovery-engine.md): Discover and update cloud assets in the Unified Asset Inventory.
- [Asset hierarchy](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/all-cloud-assets/asset-hierarchy.md): Use cloud hierarchy paths to filter assets and control access.
- [Asset classes](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes.md): Accelerating remediation: Automated fix suggestions and manual remediation guidance enable developers to resolve code weaknesses directly in the source repository without context-switching to external
- [AI assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/ai-assets.md): Review AI assets in your environment.
- [API assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/api-assets.md): Review API assets in your environment.
- [Application assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/application-assets.md): Review application assets in your environment.
- [Code and CI/CD assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/code-and-ci-cd-assets.md): Review code repositories and CI/CD assets in your environment.
- [IaC resources assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/code-and-ci-cd-assets/iac-resources-assets.md): Review infrastructure-as-code resource assets.
- [Repository assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/code-and-ci-cd-assets/repository-assets.md): Review source code repository assets.
- [VCS organization assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/code-and-ci-cd-assets/vcs-organization-assets.md): Review version control system organization assets.
- [CI/CD pipeline assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/code-and-ci-cd-assets/ci-cd-pipeline-assets.md): Review continuous integration and delivery pipeline assets.
- [CI/CD instances assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/code-and-ci-cd-assets/ci-cd-instances-assets.md): Review continuous integration and delivery instance assets.
- [Software package assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/code-and-ci-cd-assets/software-package-assets.md): Review software package assets in your environment.
- [Compute assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/compute-assets.md): Review compute assets in your environment.
- [Container image assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/compute-assets/container-image-assets.md): Review container image assets in your environment.
- [Serverless functions assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/compute-assets/serverless-functions-assets.md): Review serverless function assets in your environment.
- [VM images assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/compute-assets/vm-images-assets.md): Review virtual machine image assets in your environment.
- [Data assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/data-assets.md): Review data assets in your environment.
- [Device assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/device-assets.md): Review device assets in your environment.
- [External Surface assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/external-surface-assets.md): Review externally exposed assets in your environment.
- [Website assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/external-surface-assets/website-assets.md): Review website assets in your external attack surface.
- [Service assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/external-surface-assets/service-assets.md): Review service assets in your external attack surface.
- [Domain assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/external-surface-assets/domain-assets.md): Review domain assets in your external attack surface.
- [Certificate assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/external-surface-assets/certificate-assets.md): Review certificate assets in your external attack surface.
- [External Surface attribution evidence](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/external-surface-assets/external-surface-attribution-evidence.md): Review evidence used to attribute external assets to your organization.
- [Identity assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/identity-assets.md): Review identity assets in your environment.
- [Network assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/network-assets.md): Review network assets in your environment.
- [Security services assets](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-classes/security-services-assets.md): Review security service assets in your environment.
- [Asset groups](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-groups.md): Group assets based on shared attributes to address them collectively, simplify filtering, and enable strict access control boundaries.
- [Manage Risk Scores](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/manage-asset-scores.md): View and investigate User Scores and Host Scores using the Risk Scores page to identify high-risk assets and detect compromised accounts or malicious activities.
- [Asset configurations](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-configurations.md): Configure how Cortex Cloud identifies and classifies assets.
- [Network configurations](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-configurations/network-configuration.md): Configure your internal network parameters, trusted networks, and external IP ranges to help Cortex Cloud identify and map your network assets.
- [Application criteria](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-configurations/application-criteria.md): Define criteria for identifying application assets.
- [Asset Roles](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-configurations/asset-roles.md): View asset roles and the number of assets that are associated with each role. Learn how to manage asset roles for users and endpoints.
- [Manage Asset Roles for Endpoints](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-configurations/asset-roles/manage-asset-roles-for-endpoints.md): Assign and manage asset roles for endpoints.
- [Manage Asset Roles for Users](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-configurations/asset-roles/manage-asset-roles-for-users.md): Assign and manage asset roles for users.
- [Honey user](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-cloud-posture-management/cloud-inventory-and-environment/asset-configurations/asset-roles/manage-asset-roles-for-users/honey-user.md): Configure honey users to detect suspicious identity activity.


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