# Getting Started

### **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.\
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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**

1. **Provisioning**\
   Netacea provisions access to the **Netacea Portal** and creates a dedicated **Amazon S3 bucket** to receive your log data.
2. **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](https://netacea.gitbook.io/portal-docs/user-guides-and-videos/portal-setup-and-log-shipping-guide).
3. **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.
4. **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

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### 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**](/universal-log-transfer.md), 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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