AWS Kinesis Integration

Overview

AWS Kinesis is a real-time data streaming service that allows you to collect, process, and analyze streaming data. This integration enables you to ingest data streams from Kinesis into Bloo for real-time security analysis and threat detection.

Prerequisites

AWS account with Kinesis access

IAM permissions to access Kinesis streams

Bloo platform access credentials

Configuration Steps

1. Create Kinesis Stream

Navigate to Kinesis service

Click "Create data stream"

Enter stream name and number of shards

Configure stream settings and create

2. Create IAM Role

Create an IAM role with the following permissions:

``json

{


    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "kinesis:DescribeStream",
                "kinesis:GetRecords",
                "kinesis:GetShardIterator",
                "kinesis:ListStreams"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}

3. Configure Bloo Integration

Log into your Bloo platform dashboard

Navigate to Integrations > AWS Kinesis

Click "Configure Integration"

Enter your AWS credentials and stream details

Test the connection and save

Supported Data Formats

JSON logs

CloudWatch logs

Application metrics

Security events

Custom data formats

Stream Configuration

Configure stream settings for:

Data retention period

Shard count and scaling

Encryption settings

Monitoring and alerting

Best Practices

Use appropriate shard count for your data volume

Implement proper error handling and retry logic

Monitor stream metrics and performance

Set up alerts for stream health

Use encryption for sensitive data