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Creating a Workspace

Workspaces are the foundation of how you organize work in Hawkra. Each workspace is an isolated environment for a specific security assessment, penetration test, or client engagement. Everything within a workspace -- assets, networks, vulnerabilities, credentials, notes, compliance data, and team members -- is scoped to that workspace and kept separate from your other projects.

Creating a new workspace

How It Works

When you create a workspace, Hawkra provisions an isolated environment with its own encryption key for sensitive data. The creator automatically becomes the Owner. Workspaces have a lifecycle status: Active, Completed, or Archived. Only active workspaces allow modifications.

Key Actions

Creating a New Workspace

  1. From the main dashboard, click the Create Workspace button.
  2. Fill in the required fields:
    • Name -- A descriptive name for the workspace (1-255 characters).
    • Client Name (optional) -- The name of the client or organization being assessed.
    • Description (optional) -- A summary of the engagement scope or objectives (up to 5,000 characters).
    • Start Date (optional) -- The planned start date for the assessment.
    • End Date (optional) -- The planned end date for the assessment.
  3. Click Create to provision the workspace.

You will be taken to the new workspace automatically. Hawkra generates a unique encryption key for the workspace behind the scenes, so all sensitive data stored within it is encrypted at rest from the start.

Workspace Limits

The number of workspaces you can create depends on your subscription tier. If you reach your limit, you will need to upgrade your plan or delete an existing workspace. Self-hosted deployments may also have a global workspace limit set by the license.

Workspace Roles

Every workspace member has a role that determines what they can do. Hawkra uses four workspace roles:

RoleDescription
OwnerFull control over the workspace. Can manage team members, customize the dashboard, delete the workspace, and rotate encryption keys. Every workspace has exactly one owner -- the user who created it.
EditorCan view and edit assets, vulnerabilities, networks, and other workspace data. Cannot manage team members or delete the workspace. Requires a Premium subscription.
Remediation AnalystCan view all workspace data and edit vulnerability statuses (for tracking remediation progress). Cannot edit assets or manage the team. Requires a Premium subscription.
ViewerRead-only access to all workspace data. Can view assets, vulnerabilities, networks, and the audit log, but cannot make any changes. Available on all subscription tiers.