Managing findings using the Security Command Center API

This guide walks you through creating and updating findings using the Security Command Center API.

Requirement: To create findings, Security Command Center must be activated at the organization level.

Before you begin

Before you create and update findings, you need to complete the following:

• Authenticate with the Security Command Center API
• Have a source for the finding

To complete this guide, you must have the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Security Center Findings Editor (securitycenter.findingsEditor) role at the organization level. For more information on Security Command Center roles, see Access control.

If you want to create findings with security marks, you must also have an IAM role that includes permissions for the kind of mark that you want to use:

• Asset Security Marks Writer (securitycenter.assetSecurityMarksWriter)
• Finding Security Marks Writer (securitycenter.findingSecurityMarksWriter)

For more information about marks, see Using Security Command Center security marks.

Creating a finding

Create an active finding for a source.

Note: When Security Command Center is enabled at the project level, creating findings is not supported.

gcloud

  # ORGANIZATION=12344321
  # SOURCE=43211234
  # FINDING_ID=testfindingid
  # EVENT_TIME follows the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ffffffZ
  EVENT_TIME=2019-02-28T07:00:06.861Z
  STATE=ACTIVE
  CATEGORY=MEDIUM_RISK_ONE
  RESOURCE_NAME=//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/projects/PROJECT_ID

  gcloud scc findings create $FINDING_ID \
      --source $SOURCE \
      --organization $ORGANIZATION \
      --state $STATE \
      --category $CATEGORY \
      --event-time $EVENT_TIME
      --resource-name $RESOURCE_NAME

For more examples, run:

  gcloud scc findings create --help

Python

import datetime

from google.cloud import securitycenter
from google.cloud.securitycenter_v1 import Finding

# Create a new client.
client = securitycenter.SecurityCenterClient()

# Use the current time as the finding "event time".
event_time = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)

# 'source_name' is the resource path for a source that has been
# created previously (you can use list_sources to find a specific one).
# Its format is:
# source_name = "organizations/{organization_id}/sources/{source_id}"
# e.g.:
# source_name = "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"

# The resource this finding applies to.  The CSCC UI can link
# the findings for a resource to the corresponding Asset of a resource
# if there are matches.
resource_name = "//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/organizations/11232"

finding = Finding(
    state=Finding.State.ACTIVE,
    resource_name=resource_name,
    category="MEDIUM_RISK_ONE",
    event_time=event_time,
)

# Call The API.
created_finding = client.create_finding(
    request={"parent": source_name, "finding_id": finding_id, "finding": finding}
)
print(created_finding)

Java

static Finding createFinding(SourceName sourceName, String findingId) {
  try (SecurityCenterClient client = SecurityCenterClient.create()) {
    // SourceName sourceName = SourceName.of(/*organization=*/"123234324",/*source=*/
    // "423432321");
    // String findingId = "samplefindingid";

    // Use the current time as the finding "event time".
    Instant eventTime = Instant.now();

    // The resource this finding applies to.  The CSCC UI can link
    // the findings for a resource to the corresponding Asset of a resource
    // if there are matches.
    String resourceName = "//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/organizations/11232";

    // Start setting up a request to create a finding in a source.
    Finding finding =
        Finding.newBuilder()
            .setParent(sourceName.toString())
            .setState(State.ACTIVE)
            .setResourceName(resourceName)
            .setEventTime(
                Timestamp.newBuilder()
                    .setSeconds(eventTime.getEpochSecond())
                    .setNanos(eventTime.getNano()))
            .setCategory("MEDIUM_RISK_ONE")
            .build();

    // Call the API.
    Finding response = client.createFinding(sourceName, findingId, finding);

    System.out.println("Created Finding: " + response);
    return response;
  } catch (IOException e) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't create client.", e);
  }
}

Go

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	securitycenter "cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1/securitycenterpb"
	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
)

// createFinding demonstrates how to create a new security finding in CSCC.
// sourceName is the full resource name of the source the finding should
// be associated with.
func createFinding(w io.Writer, sourceName string) error {
	// sourceName := "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"
	// Instantiate a context and a security service client to make API calls.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := securitycenter.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("securitycenter.NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close() // Closing the client safely cleans up background resources.
	// Use now as the eventTime for the security finding.
	eventTime, err := ptypes.TimestampProto(time.Now())
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("TimestampProto: %w", err)
	}

	req := &securitycenterpb.CreateFindingRequest{
		Parent:    sourceName,
		FindingId: "samplefindingid",
		Finding: &securitycenterpb.Finding{
			State: securitycenterpb.Finding_ACTIVE,
			// Resource the finding is associated with. This is an
			// example any resource identifier can be used.
			ResourceName: "//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/organizations/11232",
			// A free-form category.
			Category: "MEDIUM_RISK_ONE",
			// The time associated with discovering the issue.
			EventTime: eventTime,
		},
	}
	finding, err := client.CreateFinding(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateFinding: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "New finding created: %s\n", finding.Name)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Event time (Epoch Seconds): %d\n", eventTime.Seconds)
	return nil
}

Node.js

// Imports the Google Cloud client library.
const {SecurityCenterClient} = require('@google-cloud/security-center');

// Creates a new client.
const client = new SecurityCenterClient();
// sourceName is the full resource name of the source the finding should
// be associated with.
/*
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment the following lines
 */
// const sourceName = "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234";

// Use now as the eventTime for the security finding.
const eventTime = new Date();
async function createFinding() {
  const [newFinding] = await client.createFinding({
    parent: sourceName,
    findingId: 'samplefindingid',
    finding: {
      state: 'ACTIVE',
      // Resource the finding is associated with.  This is an
      // example any resource identifier can be used.
      resourceName:
        '//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/organizations/11232',
      // A free-form category.
      category: 'MEDIUM_RISK_ONE',
      // The time associated with discovering the issue.
      eventTime: {
        seconds: Math.floor(eventTime.getTime() / 1000),
        nanos: (eventTime.getTime() % 1000) * 1e6,
      },
    },
  });
  console.log('New finding created: %j', newFinding);
}
await createFinding();

For information on how long findings data is stored in Security Command Center, read Findings retention.

Creating a finding with Source Properties

Security Command Center allows Sources to add context to findings through key-value metadata called "Source Properties." Source Properties can be initialized at creation time. The example below shows how to create a finding with source properties.

Create a finding with source properties. The length of the key names in the source_properties map must be from 1 to 255 characters, and must start with a letter and contain only alphanumeric characters or underscores. Security Command Center only supports values of boolean, number, and string.

gcloud

  # ORGANIZATION=12344321
  # SOURCE=43211234
  # FINDING_ID=testfindingid
  # EVENT_TIME follows the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ffffffZ
  EVENT_TIME=2019-02-28T07:00:06.861Z
  STATE=ACTIVE
  CATEGORY=MEDIUM_RISK_ONE
  SOURCE_PROPERTY_KEY=gcloud_client_test
  SOURCE_PROPERTY_VALUE=value
  RESOURCE_NAME=//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/projects/PROJECT_ID

  gcloud scc findings create $FINDING_ID \
      --source $SOURCE \
      --organization $ORGANIZATION \
      --state $STATE \
      --category $CATEGORY \
      --event-time $EVENT_TIME \
      --source-properties $SOURCE_PROPERTY_KEY=$SOURCE_PROPERTY_VALUE
      --resource-name $RESOURCE_NAME

• More source properties can be added using a comma-separated list of key/value pairs.

For more examples, run:

  gcloud scc findings create --help

Python

import datetime

from google.cloud import securitycenter
from google.cloud.securitycenter_v1 import Finding
from google.protobuf.struct_pb2 import Value

# Create a new client.
client = securitycenter.SecurityCenterClient()

# 'source_name' is the resource path for a source that has been
# created previously (you can use list_sources to find a specific one).
# Its format is:
# source_name = "organizations/{organization_id}/sources/{source_id}"
# e.g.:
# source_name = "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"

# Controlled by caller.
finding_id = "samplefindingid2"

# The resource this finding applies to.  The CSCC UI can link
# the findings for a resource to the corresponding Asset of a resource
# if there are matches.
resource_name = "//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/organizations/11232"

# Define source properties values as protobuf "Value" objects.
str_value = Value()
str_value.string_value = "string_example"
num_value = Value()
num_value.number_value = 1234

# Use the current time as the finding "event time".
event_time = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)

finding = Finding(
    state=Finding.State.ACTIVE,
    resource_name=resource_name,
    category="MEDIUM_RISK_ONE",
    source_properties={"s_value": "string_example", "n_value": 1234},
    event_time=event_time,
)

created_finding = client.create_finding(
    request={"parent": source_name, "finding_id": finding_id, "finding": finding}
)
print(created_finding)

Java

static Finding createFindingWithSourceProperties(SourceName sourceName) {
  try (SecurityCenterClient client = SecurityCenterClient.create()) {
    // SourceName sourceName = SourceName.of(/*organization=*/"123234324",/*source=*/
    // "423432321");

    // Use the current time as the finding "event time".
    Instant eventTime = Instant.now();

    // Controlled by caller.
    String findingId = "samplefindingid2";

    // The resource this finding applies to.  The CSCC UI can link
    // the findings for a resource to the corresponding Asset of a resource
    // if there are matches.
    String resourceName = "//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/organizations/11232";

    // Define source properties values as protobuf "Value" objects.
    Value stringValue = Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("stringExample").build();
    Value numValue = Value.newBuilder().setNumberValue(1234).build();
    ImmutableMap<String, Value> sourceProperties =
        ImmutableMap.of("stringKey", stringValue, "numKey", numValue);

    // Start setting up a request to create a finding in a source.
    Finding finding =
        Finding.newBuilder()
            .setParent(sourceName.toString())
            .setState(State.ACTIVE)
            .setResourceName(resourceName)
            .setEventTime(
                Timestamp.newBuilder()
                    .setSeconds(eventTime.getEpochSecond())
                    .setNanos(eventTime.getNano()))
            .putAllSourceProperties(sourceProperties)
            .build();

    // Call the API.
    Finding response = client.createFinding(sourceName, findingId, finding);

    System.out.println("Created Finding with Source Properties: " + response);
    return response;
  } catch (IOException e) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't create client.", e);
  }
}

Go

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	securitycenter "cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1/securitycenterpb"
	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
	structpb "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/struct"
)

// createFindingWithProperties demonstrates how to create a new security
// finding in CSCC that includes additional metadata via sourceProperties.
// sourceName is the full resource name of the source the finding should be
// associated with.
func createFindingWithProperties(w io.Writer, sourceName string) error {
	// sourceName := "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"
	// Instantiate a context and a security service client to make API calls.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := securitycenter.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("securitycenter.NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close() // Closing the client safely cleans up background resources.
	// Use now as the eventTime for the security finding.
	eventTime, err := ptypes.TimestampProto(time.Now())
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("TimestampProto: %w", err)
	}

	req := &securitycenterpb.CreateFindingRequest{
		Parent:    sourceName,
		FindingId: "samplefindingprops",
		Finding: &securitycenterpb.Finding{
			State: securitycenterpb.Finding_ACTIVE,
			// Resource the finding is associated with.  This is an
			// example any resource identifier can be used.
			ResourceName: "//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/organizations/11232",
			// A free-form category.Error converting now
			Category: "MEDIUM_RISK_ONE",
			// The time associated with discovering the issue.
			EventTime: eventTime,
			// Define key-value pair metadata to include with the finding.
			SourceProperties: map[string]*structpb.Value{
				"s_value": {
					Kind: &structpb.Value_StringValue{StringValue: "string_example"},
				},
				"n_value": {
					Kind: &structpb.Value_NumberValue{NumberValue: 1234},
				},
			},
		},
	}

	finding, err := client.CreateFinding(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("CreateFinding: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "New finding created: %s\n", finding.Name)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Event time (Epoch Seconds): %d\n", eventTime.Seconds)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Source Properties:\n")
	for k, v := range finding.SourceProperties {
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s = %v\n", k, v)
	}

	return nil
}

Node.js

// Imports the Google Cloud client library.
const {SecurityCenterClient} = require('@google-cloud/security-center');

// Creates a new client.
const client = new SecurityCenterClient();
// sourceName is the full resource name of the source the finding should
// be associated with.
/*
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment the following lines
 */
// const sourceName = "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234";

// Use now as the eventTime for the security finding.
const eventTime = new Date();
async function createFinding() {
  const [newFinding] = await client.createFinding({
    parent: sourceName,
    findingId: 'findingwithprops',
    finding: {
      state: 'ACTIVE',
      // Resource the finding is associated with.  This is an
      // example any resource identifier can be used.
      resourceName:
        '//cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/organizations/11232',
      // A free-form category.
      category: 'MEDIUM_RISK_ONE',
      // The time associated with discovering the issue.
      eventTime: {
        seconds: Math.floor(eventTime.getTime() / 1000),
        nanos: (eventTime.getTime() % 1000) * 1e6,
      },
      sourceProperties: {
        s_value: {stringValue: 'string_example'},
        n_value: {numberValue: 1234},
      },
    },
  });
  console.log('New finding created: %j', newFinding);
}
createFinding();

Update a finding's source properties

This example shows how to update individual source properties and the event time. It uses field masks to only update specific fields. Without the field masks, the new values replace all mutable fields on the finding.

As with creating a new finding, the key names in the source_properties map must be between 1 and 255 characters, and must start with a letter and contain alphanumeric characters or underscores only. Security Command Center only supports values of boolean, number, and string.

gcloud

  # ORGANIZATION=12344321
  # SOURCE=43211234
  # FINDING_ID=testfindingid
  # EVENT_TIME follows the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ffffffZ
  EVENT_TIME=2019-02-28T08:00:06.861Z
  SOURCE_PROPERTY_KEY=gcloud_client_test
  SOURCE_PROPERTY_VALUE=VALUE
  UPDATE_MASK=source_properties,event_time

  gcloud scc findings update $FINDING_ID \
      --source $SOURCE \
      --organization $ORGANIZATION \
      --event-time $EVENT_TIME \
      --source-properties $SOURCE_PROPERTY_KEY=$SOURCE_PROPERTY_VALUE \
      --update-mask=$UPDATE_MASK

• Use --update-mask '' (empty) to override all mutable fields.
• More source properties can be added using a comma-separated list of key/value pairs.

For more examples, run:

  gcloud scc findings update --help

Python

import datetime

from google.cloud import securitycenter
from google.cloud.securitycenter_v1 import Finding
from google.protobuf import field_mask_pb2

client = securitycenter.SecurityCenterClient()
# Only update the specific source property and event_time.  event_time
# is required for updates.
field_mask = field_mask_pb2.FieldMask(
    paths=["source_properties.s_value", "event_time"]
)

# Set the update time to Now.  This must be some time greater then the
# event_time on the original finding.
event_time = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc)

# 'source_name' is the resource path for a source that has been
# created previously (you can use list_sources to find a specific one).
# Its format is:
# source_name = "organizations/{organization_id}/sources/{source_id}"
# e.g.:
# source_name = "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"
finding_name = f"{source_name}/findings/samplefindingid2"
finding = Finding(
    name=finding_name,
    source_properties={"s_value": "new_string"},
    event_time=event_time,
)
updated_finding = client.update_finding(
    request={"finding": finding, "update_mask": field_mask}
)

print(
    "New Source properties: {}, Event Time {}".format(
        updated_finding.source_properties, updated_finding.event_time
    )
)

Java

static Finding updateFinding(FindingName findingName) {
  try (SecurityCenterClient client = SecurityCenterClient.create()) {
    // FindingName findingName = FindingName.of(/*organization=*/"123234324",
    // /*source=*/"423432321", /*findingId=*/"samplefindingid2");

    // Use the current time as the finding "event time".
    Instant eventTime = Instant.now();

    // Define source properties values as protobuf "Value" objects.
    Value stringValue = Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("value").build();

    FieldMask updateMask =
        FieldMask.newBuilder()
            .addPaths("event_time")
            .addPaths("source_properties.stringKey")
            .build();

    Finding finding =
        Finding.newBuilder()
            .setName(findingName.toString())
            .setEventTime(
                Timestamp.newBuilder()
                    .setSeconds(eventTime.getEpochSecond())
                    .setNanos(eventTime.getNano()))
            .putSourceProperties("stringKey", stringValue)
            .build();

    UpdateFindingRequest.Builder request =
        UpdateFindingRequest.newBuilder().setFinding(finding).setUpdateMask(updateMask);

    // Call the API.
    Finding response = client.updateFinding(request.build());

    System.out.println("Updated Finding: " + response);
    return response;
  } catch (IOException e) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't create client.", e);
  }
}

Go

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	securitycenter "cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1/securitycenterpb"
	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
	structpb "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/struct"
	"google.golang.org/genproto/protobuf/field_mask"
)

// updateFindingSourceProperties demonstrates how to update a security finding
// in CSCC. findingName is the full resource name of the finding to update.
func updateFindingSourceProperties(w io.Writer, findingName string) error {
	// findingName := "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234/findings/findingid"
	// Instantiate a context and a security service client to make API calls.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := securitycenter.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("securitycenter.NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close() // Closing the client safely cleans up background resources.
	// Use now as the eventTime for the security finding.
	eventTime, err := ptypes.TimestampProto(time.Now())
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("TimestampProto: %w", err)
	}

	req := &securitycenterpb.UpdateFindingRequest{
		Finding: &securitycenterpb.Finding{
			Name:      findingName,
			EventTime: eventTime,
			SourceProperties: map[string]*structpb.Value{
				"s_value": {
					Kind: &structpb.Value_StringValue{StringValue: "new_string_example"},
				},
			},
		},
		// Needed to only update the specific source property s_value
		// and EventTime. EventTime is a required field.
		UpdateMask: &field_mask.FieldMask{
			Paths: []string{"event_time", "source_properties.s_value"},
		},
	}

	finding, err := client.UpdateFinding(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("UpdateFinding: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Finding updated: %s\n", finding.Name)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Finding state: %v\n", finding.State)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Event time (Epoch Seconds): %d\n", eventTime.Seconds)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Source Properties:\n")
	for k, v := range finding.SourceProperties {
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s = %v\n", k, v)
	}
	return nil
}

Node.js

// Imports the Google Cloud client library.
const {SecurityCenterClient} = require('@google-cloud/security-center');

// Creates a new client.
const client = new SecurityCenterClient();

// findingName is the full resource name of the finding to update.
/*
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment the following lines
 */
// const findingName =
// "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234/findings/findingid";

// Use now as the eventTime for the security finding.
const eventTime = new Date();
console.log(findingName);
async function updateFinding() {
  const [newFinding] = await client.updateFinding({
    updateMask: {paths: ['event_time', 'source_properties.s_value']},
    finding: {
      name: findingName,
      // The time associated with discovering the issue.
      eventTime: {
        seconds: Math.floor(eventTime.getTime() / 1000),
        nanos: (eventTime.getTime() % 1000) * 1e6,
      },
      sourceProperties: {
        s_value: {stringValue: 'new_string_example'},
      },
    },
  });
  console.log('Updated Finding: %j', newFinding);
}
updateFinding();

Updating a finding's state

Security Command Center also provides an API to only update a finding's state. This API exists to provide a means of updating just the state of a finding. It is a simple API that also allows for permissioning principals to only be able to modify the state and no other aspect of a finding. The example below shows how to change a finding's state to inactive.

gcloud

  # ORGANIZATION=12344321
  # SOURCE=43211234
  # FINDING_ID=testfindingid
  # EVENT_TIME follows the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ffffffZ
  EVENT_TIME=2019-02-28T09:00:06.861Z
  STATE=INACTIVE

  gcloud scc findings update $FINDING_ID \
      --source $SOURCE \
      --organization $ORGANIZATION \
      --state $STATE \
      --event-time $EVENT_TIME

For more examples, run:

  gcloud scc findings update --help

Python

import datetime

from google.cloud import securitycenter
from google.cloud.securitycenter_v1 import Finding

# Create a client.
client = securitycenter.SecurityCenterClient()
# 'source_name' is the resource path for a source that has been
# created previously (you can use list_sources to find a specific one).
# Its format is:
# source_name = "organizations/{organization_id}/sources/{source_id}"
# e.g.:
# source_name = "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"
finding_name = f"{source_name}/findings/samplefindingid2"

# Call the API to change the finding state to inactive as of now.
new_finding = client.set_finding_state(
    request={
        "name": finding_name,
        "state": Finding.State.INACTIVE,
        "start_time": datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.timezone.utc),
    }
)
print(f"New state: {new_finding.state}")

Java

static Finding setFindingState(FindingName findingName) {
  try (SecurityCenterClient client = SecurityCenterClient.create()) {
    // FindingName findingName = FindingName.of(/*organization=*/"123234324",
    // /*source=*/"423432321", /*findingId=*/"samplefindingid2");

    // Use the current time as the finding "event time".
    Instant eventTime = Instant.now();

    Finding response =
        client.setFindingState(
            findingName,
            State.INACTIVE,
            Timestamp.newBuilder()
                .setSeconds(eventTime.getEpochSecond())
                .setNanos(eventTime.getNano())
                .build());

    System.out.println("Updated Finding: " + response);
    return response;
  } catch (IOException e) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't create client.", e);
  }
}

Go

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"time"

	securitycenter "cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1/securitycenterpb"
	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
)

// updateFindingState demonstrates how to update a security finding's state
// in CSCC.  findingName is the full resource name of the finding to update.
func setFindingState(w io.Writer, findingName string) error {
	// findingName := "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"
	// Instantiate a context and a security service client to make API calls.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := securitycenter.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("securitycenter.NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close() // Closing the client safely cleans up background resources.
	// Use now as the eventTime for the security finding.
	now, err := ptypes.TimestampProto(time.Now())
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("TimestampProto: %w", err)
	}

	req := &securitycenterpb.SetFindingStateRequest{
		Name:  findingName,
		State: securitycenterpb.Finding_INACTIVE,
		// New state is effective immediately.
		StartTime: now,
	}

	finding, err := client.SetFindingState(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("SetFindingState: %w", err)
	}

	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Finding updated: %s\n", finding.Name)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Finding state: %v\n", finding.State)
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Event time (Epoch Seconds): %d\n", finding.EventTime.Seconds)

	return nil
}

Node.js

// Imports the Google Cloud client library.
const {SecurityCenterClient} = require('@google-cloud/security-center');

// Creates a new client.
const client = new SecurityCenterClient();

// findingName is the full resource name of the source the finding should
// be associated with.
/*
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment the following lines
 */
// const findingName =
// "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234/findings/findingid";
async function setFindingState() {
  const eventTime = new Date();
  const [updatedFinding] = await client.setFindingState({
    name: findingName,
    state: 'INACTIVE',
    // use now as the time when the new state takes effect.
    startTime: {
      seconds: Math.floor(eventTime.getTime() / 1000),
      nanos: (eventTime.getTime() % 1000) * 1e6,
    },
  });
  console.log('Updated Finding: %j', updatedFinding);
}
setFindingState();

Verifying finding permissions

Creating and updating findings requires one of the following IAM permissions:

• Creating and updating findings: securitycenter.findings.update.
• Updating findings only: securitycenter.findings.setState.

If you can't create findings for a source, use the following code to confirm that your account has the required permissions listed in the Before you begin section. If you don't have the necessary permissions, see Creating and managing security sources to set up the appropriate IAM policies.

Python

from google.cloud import securitycenter

# Create a client.
client = securitycenter.SecurityCenterClient()
# 'source_name' is the resource path for a source that has been
# created previously (you can use list_sources to find a specific one).
# Its format is:
# source_name = "organizations/{organization_id}/sources/{source_id}"
# e.g.:
# source_name = "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"

# Check for permssions to call create_finding or update_finding.
permission_response = client.test_iam_permissions(
    request={
        "resource": source_name,
        "permissions": ["securitycenter.findings.update"],
    }
)

print(
    "Permision to create or update findings? {}".format(
        len(permission_response.permissions) > 0
    )
)
# Check for permissions necessary to call set_finding_state.
permission_response = client.test_iam_permissions(
    request={
        "resource": source_name,
        "permissions": ["securitycenter.findings.setState"],
    }
)
print(f"Permision to update state? {len(permission_response.permissions) > 0}")

Java

static TestIamPermissionsResponse testIamPermissions(SourceName sourceName) {
  try (SecurityCenterClient client = SecurityCenterClient.create()) {
    // SourceName sourceName = SourceName.of(/*organizationId=*/"123234324",
    // /*sourceId=*/"423432321");

    // Iam permission to test.
    List<String> permissionsToTest = new ArrayList<>();
    permissionsToTest.add("securitycenter.findings.update");

    // Call the API.
    TestIamPermissionsResponse response =
        client.testIamPermissions(sourceName.toString(), permissionsToTest);
    System.out.println("IAM Permission:");
    System.out.println(response);

    return response;
  } catch (IOException e) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Couldn't create client.", e);
  }
}

Go

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	iam "cloud.google.com/go/iam/apiv1/iampb"
	securitycenter "cloud.google.com/go/securitycenter/apiv1"
)

// testIam demonstrates how to determine if your service user has appropriate
// access to create and update findings, it writes permissions to w.
// sourceName is the full resource name of the source to test for permissions.
func testIam(w io.Writer, sourceName string) error {
	// sourceName := "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234"
	// Instantiate a context and a security service client to make API calls.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := securitycenter.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("securitycenter.NewClient: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close() // Closing the client safely cleans up background resources.
	// Check for create/update Permissions.
	req := &iam.TestIamPermissionsRequest{
		Resource:    sourceName,
		Permissions: []string{"securitycenter.findings.update"},
	}

	policy, err := client.TestIamPermissions(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Error getting IAM policy: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Permision to create/update findings? %t",
		len(policy.Permissions) > 0)

	// Check for updating state Permissions
	req = &iam.TestIamPermissionsRequest{
		Resource:    sourceName,
		Permissions: []string{"securitycenter.findings.setState"},
	}

	policy, err = client.TestIamPermissions(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Error getting IAM policy: %w", err)
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Permision to update state? %t",
		len(policy.Permissions) > 0)

	return nil
}

Node.js

// Imports the Google Cloud client library.
const {SecurityCenterClient} = require('@google-cloud/security-center');

// Creates a new client.
const client = new SecurityCenterClient();

// sourceName is the full resource name of the source to test for permissions.
/*
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment the following lines
 */
// const sourceName = "organizations/111122222444/sources/1234";
async function testIam() {
  {
    const [policy] = await client.testIamPermissions({
      resource: sourceName,
      permissions: ['securitycenter.findings.update'],
    });
    console.log(
      `Permissions to create/update findings? ${
        policy.permissions.length > 0
      }`
    );
  }
  {
    const [policy] = await client.testIamPermissions({
      resource: sourceName,
      permissions: ['securitycenter.findings.setState'],
    });
    console.log(
      `Permissions to update state? ${policy.permissions.length > 0}`
    );
  }
}
testIam();

What's next

Learn more about accessing Security Command Center using client libraries.