Description

Detailed logging of web requests for security analysis and incident response.

Features

• Comprehensive request and response logging
• Configurable log retention periods
• Integration with AWS CloudWatch and S3
• Real-time log streaming capabilities
• Support for custom log formats

Limitations

• Increased storage costs for high-volume traffic
• Potential performance impact on web applications
• Privacy concerns with sensitive data logging
• Limited built-in log analysis tools
• Requires additional setup for cross-region logging

Use Cases

• E-commerce platform utilizing forensic logging to investigate and track sophisticated fraud attempts across multiple user sessions
• Government website employing detailed logging to comply with regulatory requirements and provide audit trails for security incidents
• Financial services application leveraging forensic logs to perform post-incident analysis of a data breach, identifying the attack vector and compromised data