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Offline PoV Engagement: Data Preparation Guide
Introduction
This guide supports clients participating in an Offline Proof of Value (PoV) engagement with Netacea. It outlines the key steps required to deliver web request logs, enabling Netacea to analyse traffic patterns and detect automated or malicious activity. This guide defines the responsibilities of both you (the client) and Netacea during the data preparation phase and provides step-by-step guidance for configuring log delivery from supported platforms, CDNs, or internal systems.
Offline PoV Process Overview
Provisioning Netacea provisions access to the Netacea Portal and creates a dedicated Amazon S3 bucket to receive your log data.
Credential Retrieval The client logs into the Netacea Portal to retrieve the S3 bucket credentials (access key, secret, and bucket path). Details can be found here.
Log Delivery Configuration The client configures their logging platform (e.g. CDN, web server, or SIEM) to deliver request logs to the provided S3 bucket.
Data Confirmation & Analysis
Once log delivery begins, Netacea will:
Confirm successful receipt of log data
Validate the format and completeness
Begin analysis
Schedule a session to present initial findings and recommendations
Choosing Your Approach
If you’re integrating via a CDN, logs will be sent in semi-real time and automatically collected for analysis.
If you prefer to send a single batch of historic log data, please refer to the Universal Log Guide, which provides step-by-step instructions for manual transfer using the AWS CLI.
What Happens Next?
Once log delivery has been successfully configured and confirmed:
Netacea will begin analysing the dataset to identify patterns of automated, malicious, or suspicious activity
Our Solutions Engineering team will follow up with insights and recommendations tailored to your environment
If you experience any issues or need help at any stage, please reach out to your Netacea representative for support
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