HAQM CloudFront Adds Access Logging Capability
AWS today released access logs for HAQM CloudFront. Access logs are activity records that show you details about every request delivered through HAQM CloudFront. They contain a comprehensive set of information about requests for your content, including the object requested, the date and time of the request, the edge location serving the request, the client IP address, the referrer and the user agent. It’s easy to get started using access logs: you just specify the name of the HAQM S3 bucket you want to use to store the logs when you configure your HAQM CloudFront distribution. There are no fees for using the access logs, beyond normal HAQM S3 charges to write, store and retrieve the logs.
The HAQM Elastic MapReduce team has also built a sample application, CloudFront LogAnalyzer, that will analyze your HAQM CloudFront access logs. This tool lets you use the power of HAQM Elastic MapReduce to quickly turn Access Logs into the answers to the most commonly asked questions about your business. Additionally, several partners have also built solutions that help you analyze these access logs; you can find more information about these in the AWS Solutions Catalog.
Learn more about HAQM CloudFront and HAQM Elastic MapReduce.