This article covers how to enable or disable Surface monitoring (SM) inside of the Detectify product's UI platform. Both of these activities can also be done through the product's API.
After adding and verifying a new root domain
After adding and verifying a new root domain you have the possibility to enable Surface Monitoring and add an Application Scan.
If you click "Enable Surface Monitoring" you will be taken straight to the settings page where you can modify how SM should be run and enable it for the root you just added. For most cases, no adjustments to the settings are needed and you can just enable SM by clicking "Enable Surface Monitoring" in the lower right corner. The starting point for SM is the root domain and that is where defining how SM is run is configured, however, these settings will be propagated to all the roots subdomains.
To confirm that SM has been successfully activated, you will see a small green toaster in the lower right corner.
If you wish to activate Surface Monitoring for one or more of your domains but aren’t able to do so following the above instructions, please reach out to us at support@detectify.com and we’ll be happy to help.
Enabling SM for an already existing verified domain
The Surface Monitoring page can be found directly from the left side menu.
From this page you see a summary of all roots, how many subdomains they have and whether or not they are currently monitored with SM. If SM is currently running you will see "On" plus a yellow indication light. If SM is currently disabled, this will be indicated by an "Enable monitoring" button.
Clicking the "Enable monitoring" button will take you straight to the SM settings page for that particular root and you can proceed to enable SM by clicking the "Enable Surface Monitoring" button at the bottom of the page.
If you wish to activate Surface Monitoring for one or more of your domains but aren’t able to do so following the above instructions, please reach out to us at support@detectify.com and we’ll be happy to help.
Disable SM when it is already running
If you see that SM is running on a root that you no longer wish to monitor with SM you can disable it from the SM settings page. This can be found by clicking the three dotted menu in the right most column to the right of the yellow indication light that shows that that particular root and its subdomains are currently being monitored.
Then, at the bottom of the settings page, you will find the "Disable Surface Monitoring" button.
After clicking it you will see a confirmation toaster at the bottom right corner so you know that everything was successful.
To learn more about what Surface Monitoring is and how it works - check out this detailed video tutorial: