Skaion Documentation

This documentation covers the primary traffic generation tools developed and used by Skaion. Each section includes information about how to use it and how to extend it (if appropriate).

• 1. Choosing Traffic Tools/Techniques
  • 1.1. Live Traffic/Data
  • 1.2. Packet Generation
  • 1.3. Modeling Networks
  • 1.4. Modeling Users
• 2. Resource Requirements
  • 2.1. ConsoleUser
• 3. Skaion Synthetic Internet Documentation
  • 3.1. Add a new site to the SI
    • 3.1.1. Get the site(s)
    • 3.1.2. Hosting on a new VM
    • 3.1.3. Updating SI to include new site
  • 3.2. DNS in the SI
    • 3.2.1. Updating
      • 3.2.1.1. New Forward Record
      • 3.2.1.2. New Reverse Record
      • 3.2.1.3. New Zone
  • 3.3. IP Addresses and Routing
    • 3.3.1. Realism
    • 3.3.2. Adding an IP
      • 3.3.2.1. Making it persistent
    • 3.3.3. Routing
  • 3.4. Spider
    • 3.4.1. Installation
    • 3.4.2. Operation
  • 3.5. Startup
• 4. Internet Router configuration
• 5. ConsoleUser
  • 5.1. Starting ConsoleUser
    • 5.1.1. Unit Tests
    • 5.1.2. Single User
    • 5.1.3. Multiple Users
  • 5.2. Setting Up a Client Host
    • 5.2.1. Connection Information
    • 5.2.2. Examples
  • 5.3. Configuring ConsoleUsers Overview
    • 5.3.1. Some Notes About Terminology
    • 5.3.2. Text Generation Topics
    • 5.3.3. Email Relationships
    • 5.3.4. Web Browsing Relationships
    • 5.3.5. Social Sites
    • 5.3.6. FTP Sites
  • 5.4. Configuration
    • 5.4.1. Main Values
    • 5.4.2. Connection Characteristics
    • 5.4.3. User Characteristics
    • 5.4.4. Markov Brain Specific
    • 5.4.5. Application Specific
      • 5.4.5.1. Blog
      • 5.4.5.2. ChatClient
      • 5.4.5.3. CommandShell
      • 5.4.5.4. EmailClient
      • 5.4.5.5. File Sharing
      • 5.4.5.6. FTP
      • 5.4.5.7. Image Sharing
      • 5.4.5.8. IM
      • 5.4.5.9. Media Player
      • 5.4.5.10. Node Goat
      • 5.4.5.11. PDF Viewer
      • 5.4.5.12. Project Management
      • 5.4.5.13. SCM (Source Code Management)
      • 5.4.5.14. SCP (secure copy)
      • 5.4.5.15. Streaming Media
      • 5.4.5.16. Web Browser
      • 5.4.5.17. Web Forum
      • 5.4.5.18. Word Processor
  • 5.5. Brains
  • 5.6. Markov Transition Files
    • 5.6.1. Syntax
      • 5.6.1.1. CDF Line
  • 5.7. Babble File
  • 5.8. Command Substitutions
  • 5.9. Triggered Events
    • 5.9.1. How it Works
  • 5.10. Troubleshooting ConsoleUser
    • 5.10.1. Trouble Shooting
      • 5.10.1.1. Confirm Config
      • 5.10.1.2. Verify Platform
      • 5.10.1.3. Log Messages
      • 5.10.1.4. Screen Comparison
    • 5.10.2. Understanding and Interpretting ConsoleUser Log Files
      • 5.10.2.1. How to Troubleshoot
• 6. MPTGS
  • 6.1. Startup
    • 6.1.1. Command Line
    • 6.1.2. GUI
  • 6.2. MPTGS GUI
    • 6.2.1. Controls
    • 6.2.2. Configuration
      • 6.2.2.1. Configure MPTGS
      • 6.2.2.2. Configure GUI
    • 6.2.3. Status Tree
    • 6.2.4. Monitor Control Center
      • 6.2.4.1. Configure Monitor
      • 6.2.4.2. Setup New Monitor Point
  • 6.3. Configuring MPTGS
    • 6.3.1. General Configuration
      • 6.3.1.1. Simple Assignments
      • 6.3.1.2. Multiple Value Assignments
    • 6.3.2. Database Configuration
    • 6.3.3. Schedule Files
      • 6.3.3.1. SERVICE line
      • 6.3.3.2. Direction lines
      • 6.3.3.3. Time lines
      • 6.3.3.4. Example Schedule File
    • 6.3.4. GUI Configuration
    • 6.3.5. Internal Websites
  • 6.4. Extending the MPTGS
    • 6.4.1. Write the Actuator
      • 6.4.1.1. Actuator Arguments
      • 6.4.1.2. Actuator Signals
    • 6.4.2. Add Actuator to Manager
    • 6.4.3. Add Actuator to Orchestrator
• 7. Configuring TG Users
  • 7.1. Why we do what we do
    • 7.1.1. Data Sources
  • 7.2. UserDBConfig
    • 7.2.1. Installation
    • 7.2.2. Process
    • 7.2.3. Main Config
      • 7.2.3.1. Domains
      • 7.2.3.2. Distribution Matrices
      • 7.2.3.3. Popularity Distribution
  • 7.3. UserDBConfig Text (Legacy) Config Format
    • 7.3.1. Installation
    • 7.3.2. Process
    • 7.3.3. Main Config
      • 7.3.3.1. General Configuration
  • 7.4. UserDBConfig YAML Configuration
    • 7.4.1. Overview
    • 7.4.2. Main Config
  • 7.5. Console Users
    • 7.5.1. Extraction
    • 7.5.2. Conversion