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Collector Configuration Manual for "Alibaba Cloud - Web Application Firewall 2.0"

Before reading this article, please read the following first:

Before using this collector, you must install the 'Integration Core Package' and its associated third-party dependency packages.

1. Configuration Structure

The configuration structure of this collector is as follows:

Field Type Required Description
regions list Required List of regions to collect data from
regions[#] str Required Region ID. Example: 'cn-hangzhou'
See the full table in the appendix.

2. Data Reporting Format

After data synchronization is successful, you can view the data in the "Infrastructure - Resource Catalog" section of {{( brand_name }}}.

An example of the reported data is as follows:

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{
  "measurement": "aliyun_waf",
  "tags": {
    "name"            : "waf-4haczyxxxxx",
    "InstanceId"      : "waf-4haczyzxxxxx",
    "Region"          : "cn",
    "Status"          : "1",
    "SubscriptionType": "Subscription",
    "Version"         : "version_2"
  },
  "fields": {
    "DomainConfigs": "{domain configuration record protection settings status}",
    "DomainNames": "{list of added domain names}",
    "EndDate": 1669651200,
    "message": "{instance JSON data}",
  }
}

Fields in tags and fields may change with subsequent updates.

The value of tags.name is the instance ID, used as a unique identifier.

Tip

  • fields.message, fields.DomainNames, fields.DomainConfigs are strings serialized in JSON format.

  • tags.SubscriptionType indicates the billing method of the WAF instance. Values: 1, Subscription means annual or monthly subscription; 2, PayAsYouGo means pay-as-you-go.

  • tags.Status indicates the business status of the WAF instance. Values: 0, indicates expired; 1, indicates not expired.

  • tags.Version indicates the version of the WAF instance. Refer to the appendix document for detailed values.

X. Appendix

Please refer to the official Alibaba Cloud documentation: