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Major Updates: PureInsight Kafka Standalone | Key Updates
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Aspects

  • Nodes: Nodes are now grouped by IP and MAC address, with RX/TX bytes and packet tracking. Hostnames resolve on hover or click, and start/end times are recorded.

  • Links: Visualize network flows, separated by source/target nodes and protocol/port. Track packet and byte counts, as well as start/end times for each flow.

  • Devices: Devices are grouped by MAC address, with RX/TX bytes and packets tracked. Start and end times are recorded.

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Updated Reports Module

  • SSL, HTTP, and DNS Reports: Overhauled for better performance.

  • DNS Reports: Added option to generate a table of all hosts within the PCAP. Introduced a cancel feature for reports.

  • Latency Reports: New tab to calculate round-trip statistics for TCP flows, allowing selection of a single input PCAP for RTT values.

  • Interactive Search: Click a node to process reports, and generate CSV reports with ease.

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Updated Protocol Support

  • Protocol and Port Display: Enhanced display for transport layers, with added string matching for IP protocol numbers.

  • Ether Type Resolution: Automatically resolve hex numbers to their evaluated strings, displaying unresolved types by number.

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Revamped Interactive Search Reports

  • CSV Reports: Generate and download CSV reports at the end of every search. New options include generating a tar archive of all CSV files.

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Flow Analysis

  • Flow Aggregation: Aggregate all flows into one to reduce noise and obtain a clearer picture of the overall packet/byte rate.

  • Packets/Bytes Toggle: Switch between viewing packets and bytes for a more detailed analysis.

  • Flow Download Cancelation: Cancel a flow download by clicking the loading indicator on that flow.

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Dashboard Enhancements

  • Backend Worker Status: New dashboard to monitor and manage the status of various backend workers, including restart and stop functionality for all PureInsight Kafka workers.

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TacAcs Support

  • Credential Configuration: Set up credentials in /data/mgr/ldap/tacacssetup.

ElasticSearch Improvements

  • Increased Storage: Storage has been expanded.

  • GUI Settings: Restart support added to the GUI under ‘Restart Capture Index.’