Key concepts Guard Dog Proxy for Jira

Guard Dog Proxy for Jira improves API monitoring and governance in the Atlassian ecosystem, addressing challenges as organizations move to SaaS cloud environments. It tracks and logs API requests via proxy, giving admins visibility into API activities.

It can integrate with enterprise tools like Splunk and Logstash, and supports advanced monitoring and log analysis.

Insight cards, charts, and a dashboard offer clear visualizations of API data. We will add policies and automation to boost governance and security in future updates.

Data tracking and logging

1. Proxy configuration: Generate proxy URLs to track API requests passing through the app.

2. Activity logging: Log all request events through the API proxy.

API integration and log management

1. Integration with Splunk: Push logs to Splunk for advanced monitoring and alerts.

2. Integration with Logstash: Send logs to Logstash for flexible log analysis using the ELK stack.

Insights and analytics

1. Insight cards: Display critical information that defines API health.

2. Analysis charts: Visualizations offer deeper insights into the shared data.

Dashboards and visualization

1. Overview dashboard: Get a holistic view of API data usage.

Policies and Automation

8. Policies and automation: Increase customization for business units to enhance API security and streamline governance.