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describe-attack

Description

Describes the details of a DDoS attack.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Synopsis

  describe-attack
--attack-id <value>
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]

Options

--attack-id (string)

The unique identifier (ID) for the attack.

--cli-input-json (string) Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

Global Options

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command's default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

  • json
  • text
  • table

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

  • on
  • off
  • auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

Examples

Note

To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.

Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal's quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .

To retrieve a detailed description of an attack

The following describe-attack example displays details about the DDoS attack with the specified attack ID. You can obtain attack IDs by running the list-attacks command.

aws shield describe-attack --attack-id a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222

Output:

{
    "Attack": {
        "AttackId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222",
        "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-west-2:123456789012:loadbalancer/testElb",
        "SubResources": [
            {
                "Type": "IP",
                "Id": "192.0.2.2",
                "AttackVectors": [
                    {
                        "VectorType": "SYN_FLOOD",
                        "VectorCounters": [
                            {
                                "Name": "SYN_FLOOD_BPS",
                                "Max": 982184.0,
                                "Average": 982184.0,
                                "Sum": 11786208.0,
                                "N": 12,
                                "Unit": "BPS"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "Counters": []
            },
            {
                "Type": "IP",
                "Id": "192.0.2.3",
                "AttackVectors": [
                    {
                        "VectorType": "SYN_FLOOD",
                        "VectorCounters": [
                            {
                                "Name": "SYN_FLOOD_BPS",
                                "Max": 982184.0,
                                "Average": 982184.0,
                                "Sum": 9821840.0,
                                "N": 10,
                                "Unit": "BPS"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "Counters": []
            },
            {
                "Type": "IP",
                "Id": "192.0.2.4",
                "AttackVectors": [
                    {
                        "VectorType": "SYN_FLOOD",
                        "VectorCounters": [
                            {
                                "Name": "SYN_FLOOD_BPS",
                                "Max": 982184.0,
                                "Average": 982184.0,
                                "Sum": 7857472.0,
                                "N": 8,
                                "Unit": "BPS"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "Counters": []
            },
            {
                "Type": "IP",
                "Id": "192.0.2.5",
                "AttackVectors": [
                    {
                        "VectorType": "SYN_FLOOD",
                        "VectorCounters": [
                            {
                                "Name": "SYN_FLOOD_BPS",
                                "Max": 982184.0,
                                "Average": 982184.0,
                                "Sum": 1964368.0,
                                "N": 2,
                                "Unit": "BPS"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "Counters": []
            },
            {
                "Type": "IP",
                "Id": "2001:DB8::bcde:4321:8765:0:0",
                "AttackVectors": [
                    {
                        "VectorType": "SYN_FLOOD",
                        "VectorCounters": [
                            {
                                "Name": "SYN_FLOOD_BPS",
                                "Max": 982184.0,
                                "Average": 982184.0,
                                "Sum": 1964368.0,
                                "N": 2,
                                "Unit": "BPS"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "Counters": []
            },
            {
                "Type": "IP",
                "Id": "192.0.2.6",
                "AttackVectors": [
                    {
                        "VectorType": "SYN_FLOOD",
                        "VectorCounters": [
                            {
                                "Name": "SYN_FLOOD_BPS",
                                "Max": 982184.0,
                                "Average": 982184.0,
                                "Sum": 1964368.0,
                                "N": 2,
                                "Unit": "BPS"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "Counters": []
            }
        ],
        "StartTime": 1576024927.457,
        "EndTime": 1576025647.457,
        "AttackCounters": [],
        "AttackProperties": [
            {
                "AttackLayer": "NETWORK",
                "AttackPropertyIdentifier": "SOURCE_IP_ADDRESS",
                "TopContributors": [
                    {
                        "Name": "198.51.100.5",
                        "Value": 2024475682
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "198.51.100.8",
                        "Value": 1311380863
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "203.0.113.4",
                        "Value": 900599855
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "198.51.100.4",
                        "Value": 769417366
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "203.1.113.13",
                        "Value": 757992847
                    }
                ],
                "Unit": "BYTES",
                "Total": 92773354841
            },
            {
                "AttackLayer": "NETWORK",
                "AttackPropertyIdentifier": "SOURCE_COUNTRY",
                "TopContributors": [
                    {
                        "Name": "United States",
                        "Value": 80938161764
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "Brazil",
                        "Value": 9929864330
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "Netherlands",
                        "Value": 1635009446
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "Mexico",
                        "Value": 144832971
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "Japan",
                        "Value": 45369000
                    }
                ],
                "Unit": "BYTES",
                "Total": 92773354841
            },
            {
                "AttackLayer": "NETWORK",
                "AttackPropertyIdentifier": "SOURCE_ASN",
                "TopContributors": [
                    {
                        "Name": "12345",
                        "Value": 74953625841
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "12346",
                        "Value": 4440087595
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "12347",
                        "Value": 1635009446
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "12348",
                        "Value": 1221230000
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "12349",
                        "Value": 1199425294
                    }
                ],
                "Unit": "BYTES",
                "Total": 92755479921
            }
        ],
        "Mitigations": []
    }
}

For more information, see Reviewing DDoS Incidents in the AWS Shield Advanced Developer Guide.

Output

Attack -> (structure)

The attack that you requested.

AttackId -> (string)

The unique identifier (ID) of the attack.

ResourceArn -> (string)

The ARN (Amazon Resource Name) of the resource that was attacked.

SubResources -> (list)

If applicable, additional detail about the resource being attacked, for example, IP address or URL.

(structure)

The attack information for the specified SubResource.

Type -> (string)

The SubResource type.

Id -> (string)

The unique identifier (ID) of the SubResource .

AttackVectors -> (list)

The list of attack types and associated counters.

(structure)

A summary of information about the attack.

VectorType -> (string)

The attack type, for example, SNMP reflection or SYN flood.

VectorCounters -> (list)

The list of counters that describe the details of the attack.

(structure)

The counter that describes a DDoS attack.

Name -> (string)

The counter name.

Max -> (double)

The maximum value of the counter for a specified time period.

Average -> (double)

The average value of the counter for a specified time period.

Sum -> (double)

The total of counter values for a specified time period.

N -> (integer)

The number of counters for a specified time period.

Unit -> (string)

The unit of the counters.

Counters -> (list)

The counters that describe the details of the attack.

(structure)

The counter that describes a DDoS attack.

Name -> (string)

The counter name.

Max -> (double)

The maximum value of the counter for a specified time period.

Average -> (double)

The average value of the counter for a specified time period.

Sum -> (double)

The total of counter values for a specified time period.

N -> (integer)

The number of counters for a specified time period.

Unit -> (string)

The unit of the counters.

StartTime -> (timestamp)

The time the attack started, in Unix time in seconds.

EndTime -> (timestamp)

The time the attack ended, in Unix time in seconds.

AttackCounters -> (list)

List of counters that describe the attack for the specified time period.

(structure)

The counter that describes a DDoS attack.

Name -> (string)

The counter name.

Max -> (double)

The maximum value of the counter for a specified time period.

Average -> (double)

The average value of the counter for a specified time period.

Sum -> (double)

The total of counter values for a specified time period.

N -> (integer)

The number of counters for a specified time period.

Unit -> (string)

The unit of the counters.

AttackProperties -> (list)

The array of objects that provide details of the Shield event.

For infrastructure layer events (L3 and L4 events), you can view metrics for top contributors in Amazon CloudWatch metrics. For more information, see Shield metrics and alarms in the WAF Developer Guide .

(structure)

Details of a Shield event. This is provided as part of an AttackDetail .

AttackLayer -> (string)

The type of Shield event that was observed. NETWORK indicates layer 3 and layer 4 events and APPLICATION indicates layer 7 events.

For infrastructure layer events (L3 and L4 events), you can view metrics for top contributors in Amazon CloudWatch metrics. For more information, see Shield metrics and alarms in the WAF Developer Guide .

AttackPropertyIdentifier -> (string)

Defines the Shield event property information that is provided. The WORDPRESS_PINGBACK_REFLECTOR and WORDPRESS_PINGBACK_SOURCE values are valid only for WordPress reflective pingback events.

TopContributors -> (list)

Contributor objects for the top five contributors to a Shield event. A contributor is a source of traffic that Shield Advanced identifies as responsible for some or all of an event.

(structure)

A contributor to the attack and their contribution.

Name -> (string)

The name of the contributor. The type of name that you'll find here depends on the AttackPropertyIdentifier setting in the AttackProperty where this contributor is defined. For example, if the AttackPropertyIdentifier is SOURCE_COUNTRY , the Name could be United States .

Value -> (long)

The contribution of this contributor expressed in Protection units. For example 10,000 .

Unit -> (string)

The unit used for the Contributor Value property.

Total -> (long)

The total contributions made to this Shield event by all contributors.

Mitigations -> (list)

List of mitigation actions taken for the attack.

(structure)

The mitigation applied to a DDoS attack.

MitigationName -> (string)

The name of the mitigation taken for this attack.