Once you’ve integrated with AWS CloudWatch, you have access to all metrics for AWS Shield Advanced, which protects against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks for internet-facing applications.
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To verify metrics are reporting, search for the metrics on the Metric details page in Settings.
The following table shows the Shield Advanced metrics ingested by Cloud Observability.
| Metric Name | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| aws.ddosprotection.ddo_sdetected | integer | Indicates whether a DDoS event is underway for a particular Amazon Resource Name (ARN). |
| aws.ddosprotection.ddo_sattack_bits_per_second | bits/second | The number of bits observed during a DDoS event for a particular Amazon Resource Name (ARN). |
| aws.ddosprotection.ddos_sattack_packets_per_second | packets | The number of packets observed during a DDoS event for a particular Amazon Resource Name (ARN). |
| aws.ddosprotection.ddo_sattack_requests_per_second | requests | The number of requests observed during a DDoS event for a particular Amazon Resource Name (ARN) |
| aws.ddosprotection.volume_packets_per_second | packets | The number of packets per second that were dropped or passed by a mitigation that was deployed in response to a detected event. |
| aws.ddosprotection.volume_packets_per_second | packets | The number of packets per second for a topcontributor. |
| aws.ddosprotection.volume_bits_per_second | bits | The number of bits per second for a top contributor. |
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Updated Dec 14, 2022