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# Provider Instances Security Check
Use Provider Instances Security Check in Cortex XSIAM to assess security posture across application instances.
The **Provider Instances** page provides a high-level aggregation of tenant security scores and an interactive, list view for analyzing and remediating individual instances.
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This page consolidates SaaS application security posture data across all onboarded instances:
* Overall Security Check Score: Displays the global average posture score across all integrated instances. Applications are further categorized into three security score-based buckets:
* Up to 50% (Red): Severe posture gaps
* Between 50%–75% (Yellow): Moderate posture alignment
* Over 75% (Green): High posture alignment
* Providers (Distribution Tiles): Lists onboarded SaaS Applications with active instance count for each provider.
**Instance Inventory List**
The table displays granular telemetry for each active SaaS application.
Provider Instances: The unique, user-defined identifier/name for the specific SaaS tenant. These are hyperlinked to route administrators to the deep-dive configuration and issues page for that specific instance.
* Provider Type: The underlying third-party SaaS vendor platform associated with the instance (e.g., Mural, Cisco Meraki).
* Application Tag: Custom metadata tags assigned to instances to categorize environments for scoped policies and reporting.
* Connector Status: The operational state of the API integration. A green Connected status indicates active, authorized data ingestion.
* Overall Security Check Score: The normalized security score (0–100%) computed for the individual instance.
Click on an instance to view Passed Checks and take action on Failed Checks.
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