Backup Setting
Integration with FTP server and S3 for backing up
Overview
Haltdos supports periodic or on-demand backup for storing logs and policies to external FTP / SFTP servers and S3 storage. The platform also supports restoring from FTP if needed. By default, Haltdos retains logs locally on the device for a duration of 90 days. This duration can be increased to at most 550 days depending upon organization policy.
It is recommended to configure periodic backup to avoid data loss and ensure log availability for compliance and forensic examination
How to Use:
- Go to Stack > Infrastructure > Instance > (Select Instance) > Setting > Backup Setting.
- Configure your settings.
- Click Save Changes.
Description
Log Retention Period
This policy allows users to set the retention period for backups. This policy refers to the number of days for which logs retain locally on the device.
Accepted values: Integer
Default: 2
Cleanup Enabled
This option allows users to enable or disable the backup settings.
Accepted values: Enable / Disable
Default: Disable
FTP Backup Enabled
This option allows users to enable or disable the backup settings.
Accepted values: Enable / Disable
Default: Disable
FTP Backup Host Name
This option allows users to specify the hostname or IP address of the backup server.
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank
SFTP Enabled
This option helps to choose if the user wants data transfer is over SFTP (Port 22), otherwise data will transfer using FTP (Port 21). Users can enable or disable the settings as per their choice. By default, it is set to disable.
Accepted values: Enabled / Disabled
Default: Disabled
FTP Authentication
This option allows users to set a user authentication method to access the backup server. By default, this is set to disable.
Accepted values: Enabled / Disabled
Default: Disabled
FTP Username Users can only use this option when Authentication is set to enable. This option allows users to set a username to authenticate the people
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank
FTP Password This option allows users to set the desired password to authenticate the user. This option will only be available when authentication is set to enable.
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank
FTP Backup Directory This option allows users to specify the directory on the backup server where they can use credential information to access the backup server.
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank
S3 Backup Enabled This option allows users to enable or disable if the date transfer is over S3.
Accepted values: Enabled / Disabled
Default: Disabled
S3 Region This option allows users to specify the AWS region where the S3 bucket is located.
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank
S3 Bucket Name This option allows users to specify the container for storing objects in S3.
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank
S3 Path This option allows users to specify the directory path for storing logs in S3.
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank
S3 Access Key This option allows users to specify the unique identifier of the user or application making the request.
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank
S3 Secret Key This option allows users to specify the security credential to access the S3 service.
Accepted values: String
Default: Blank