How to set up Astra Traffic Monitoring with Nginx in Cloud VM
Here's how to configure NGINX with OpenTelemetry (OTEL) for traffic monitoring, in cloud VM environments such as AWS, GCP, Azure and Digital Ocean. It also covers troubleshooting common issues encountered during configuration. Nginx integration Case 1: Nginx not present in my VM This section details the steps required to install and configure the Nginx load balancer to successfully instrument incoming HTTP requests. Pre-requisite: Set up a VM to host the Nginx load balanFew readersHow to customize the Astra Traffic collector
Customizing Traffic Collector Configuration Sensor can be customized to filter, templatize and redact the traces generated from traffic. These customization are present to give flexibility to the customer to define a rule to choose a trace to be monitored. Similarly, personally identified information in the trace can be redacted before it reaches Astra's server. This way it can be ensured that no sensitive data leaves customers environment. Lets look at configuring each of them in detail. ||Few readersHow to mitigate the risks for API endpoints?
API Risk In this help article, we will explain different kinds of risk detected against HTTP endpoints and how to mitigate them. We will also explain the methodology behind our risk scoring and security grading system, highlighting the key factors we consider. Risk Classification Zombie APIs Zombie APIs refer to APIs that are outdated, unused, or deprecated but still deployed and accessible. These APIs can remain active without the knowledge of development or operations teams, pFew readers