The NetFlow data is exported by the CEP and contains Certes-specific metadata. This combination of data can be used to analyze and gain deeper understanding of network policy deployment and enforcement to analyze every application that tries to communicate across the network, all the while monitoring pathways for potential threats now that each policy is observable.
The exports may be collected by a purpose-built third-party analyzer software that can interpret the standard NetFlow format data. Further, such a software may present user-friendly visualization of the information for easy understanding of the information exchange among the participating entities — internal or external to the user’s network domain.
Additionally, whole packets may also be captured by CEPs. The captured packets may be retrieved from CEPs using CFNC GUI. Viewing individual packets and their sequence may help troubleshoot issues experienced in a deployment.[/mpc_textblock][/mpc_accordion_tab][mpc_accordion_tab title=”Why use Observability?”][mpc_textblock content_width=”100″ font_color=”#0a0a0a”]With the Certes Networks Observability feature, you no longer are just trying to monitor and identify threats to keep them out of your network. You’re analyzing every application that tries to communicate across your network, monitoring all traffic inside, and limiting the pathways potential threats can travel.
Through the configuration of our Certes Enforcement Points (CEPs) data is encrypted between network sites. The NetFlow data is exported by the CEP and contains Certes-specific metadata. This combination of data can be used to analyze and gain deeper understanding of network policy deployment and enforcement to analyze every application that tries to communicate across the network, all the while monitoring pathways for potential threats now that each policy is observable. This analysis, and the resulting control that can be applied, provides complete control of your network access and data security.[/mpc_textblock][/mpc_accordion_tab][mpc_accordion_tab title=”Why use NetFlow format?”][mpc_textblock content_width=”100″ font_color=”#0a0a0a”]NetFlow is an industry standard to describe information flows occurring on a network. Numerous network device vendors generate flow information in that format. So, all leading analyzer software products readily interpret such data to render analytics and visualization for actionable insights. So, Certes CEPs also export information in NetFlow format to allow its users benefit from the standard analyzer software available in the market.[/mpc_textblock][/mpc_accordion_tab][mpc_accordion_tab title=”Do all CEPs export Observability information?”][mpc_textblock content_width=”100″ font_color=”#0a0a0a”]Yes, all CEPs running 5.6 or higher are capable of exporting flow data combined with Certes-specific metadata.[/mpc_textblock][/mpc_accordion_tab][mpc_accordion_tab title=”Where do the NetFlows exported from CEPs go?”][mpc_textblock content_width=”100″ font_color=”#0a0a0a”]CFNC configuration requires users to specific the IP address of a server that will receive and collect NetFlow exports.[/mpc_textblock][/mpc_accordion_tab][mpc_accordion_tab title=”What about users’ privacy concerns?”][mpc_textblock content_width=”100″ font_color=”#0a0a0a”]Given the sensitivity of the information carried by NetFlow exports, the exports are encrypted by Certes CEPs before sending to the receiving collector. Further, a user may disable our Observability feature globally on all CEPs, or only on specified CEPs. Of course, it may be re-enabled later at the user’s choice. This is fully secure as the control of the encryption keys and key rotations are managed by our CFNC software.[/mpc_textblock][/mpc_accordion_tab][mpc_accordion_tab title=”All network products export NetFlows. What’s the big deal that Certes does, too?”][mpc_textblock content_width=”100″ font_color=”#0a0a0a”]Information about the network flows may be ordinary. However, only Certes CEPs can export information about Certes-proprietary constructs such as the names of the CEPs, the network sets, policies in action and enforced, set of flows that share the same group encryption key, etc. With this proprietary information, an analyzer can reveal actionable insights at a global level. 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