Capture packets with Amazon VPC Traffic Mirroring and Mountpoint for Amazon S3
Networking & Content Delivery Blog
This article explains how to capture network traffic using Amazon VPC Traffic Mirroring and store the packet capture files (PCAPs) in a centralized Amazon S3 bucket using the Mountpoint for Amazon S3 feature.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Traffic Mirroring solution architecture
- Deployment of solution modules using Terraform
- Key components deployed (GWLB, Auto Scaling Group, Traffic Mirroring sessions, filters, and rules)
- Viewing and accessing generated PCAP files
- Cleaning up deployed resources
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