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DEFENDING ENERGY FOR 32+M U.S. USERS
SECURING NETWORKS FOR 52K+ TRANSPORT VEHICLES
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SECURING 16+M ANNUAL PATIENT VISITS
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Corelight Sensors

Engineered for speed, scale, and AI to transform raw network traffic into high-fidelity evidence.

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Visibility into security threats and network performance

Corelight Sensors offer passive network traffic analysis to monitor, analyze, and log network activity. Available as hardware appliances, virtual machines, cloud instances, flow, and software sensors, Corelight has options for your deployment environment requirements.

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Appliance Sensors

Enterprise-grade sensors in a hardware form factor.

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AP 220 Appliance Sensor

  • Traffic analysis speeds: Up to 4 Gbps

  • Traffic analysis speeds - with Zeek, Suricata IDS and Smart PCAP1: Up to 2 Gbps

  • Best suited for:

    • Branch offices

    • DNS subnet

    • Critical services or systems

    • VPNs

  • Size and weight: 1U rackmount, (1.75 in. x 17.2 in. x 19.98 in.), 17.6 lbs

  • Monitoring interface: 4 SFP interfaces. Support for copper and optical modules at 100M & 1G

  • Management interface: One 10/100/1000 copper ethernet port

  • External connector: VGA, USB

  • Power: 120/240 VAC 50/60 Hz single 600W Titanium PSU. Approximately 80W usage when idle and 260W usage at load

  • Operational mode: Out of band—fed by tap, span, or packet broker

1 Traffic analysis based on benchmark profile; actual results will vary based on traffic mix

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AP 620 Appliance Sensor

  • Traffic analysis speeds: Up to 10 Gbps

  • Traffic analysis speeds - with Zeek, Suricata IDS and Smart PCAP1: Up to 5 Gbps

  • Best suited for:

    • Branch offices

    • DNS subnet

    • Critical services or systems

    • VPNs

  • Size and weight: 1U rackmount, (1.71 in. x 17.3 in. x 29.27 in.), 19 lbs

  • Monitoring interface: Four 1G/10G SFP/SFP+ modules. Support for copper and optical modules at 1G and/or 10G

  • Management interface: 2x 1Gbe ports 4x 10/25G, SFP28 NIC

  • External connector: VGA, USB

  • Power: 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz redundant dual 1200W PSUs. Approximately 252W usage when idle and 477W usage at load

  • Operational mode: Out of band—fed by tap, span, or packet broker

  • Additional: Available shunting or deduplication to improve performance in high volume environments

1 Traffic analysis based on benchmark profile; actual results will vary based on traffic mix

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AP 1200 Appliance Sensor

  • Traffic analysis speeds: Up to 25 Gbps

  • Traffic analysis speeds - with Zeek, Suricata IDS and Smart PCAP1: Up to 12.5 Gbps

  • Best suited for:

    • Branch offices

    • DNS subnet

    • Critical services or systems

    • VPNs

  • Size and weight: 1U rackmount, (1.7 in. x 19 in. x 31.85 in.), 48 lbs

  • Monitoring interface: Four 1G/10G SFP/SFP+ modules. Support for copper and optical modules at 1G and/or 10G

  • Management interface: 2x 1Gbe ports 4x 10/25G, SFP28 NIC

  • External connector: VGA, USB

  • Power: 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz redundant dual 1400W PSUs. Approximately 241W usage when idle and 1042W usage at load

  • Operational mode: Out of band—fed by tap, span, or packet broker

  • Additional: Available shunting or deduplication to improve performance in high volume environments

1 Traffic analysis based on benchmark profile; actual results will vary based on traffic mix

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AP 3200 Appliance Sensor

  • Traffic analysis speeds: 50+ Gbps

  • Traffic analysis speeds - with Zeek, Suricata IDS and Smart PCAP1: Up to 25 Gbps

  • Best suited for:

    • Science DMZ environments

    • Telecommunication networks

    • High-volume data centers

  • Size and weight: 1U rackmount, (1.7 in. x 19 in. x 31.85 in.), 48 lbs

  • Monitoring interface: Monitoring interface dependent on SKU selected: Choice of 4x1/10G SFP+, 4x10/25G SFP28 or 2 x QSFP28 supporting 8 x 10G (via breakout cables), or 2 x 40G

  • Management interface: 2x 1Gbe ports 4x 10/25G, SFP28 NIC

  • External connector: VGA, USB

  • Power: 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz redundant dual 1400W PSUs. Approximately 276W usage when idle and 1221W usage at load

  • Operational mode: Out of band—fed by tap, span, or packet broker

  • Additional: Available shunting or deduplication to improve performance in high volume environments

1 Traffic analysis based on benchmark profile; actual results will vary based on traffic mix

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AP 5200 Appliance Sensor

  • Traffic analysis speeds: 125+ Gbps

  • Traffic analysis speeds - with Zeek, Suricata IDS and Smart PCAP1: 62.5+ Gbps

  • Best suited for:

    • Science DMZ environments

    • Telecommunication networks

    • High-volume data centers

  • Size and weight: 1U rackmount, (1.7 in. x 19 in. x 31.85 in.), 48 lbs

  • Monitoring interface: 2 QSFP28 modules. Support for optical modules at 8 x 10G, 2 x 40G or 2 x 100G

  • Management interface: 2x 1Gbe ports 4x 10/25G, SFP28 NIC

  • External connector: VGA, USB

  • Power: 200-240 VAC 50/60 Hz redundant dual 1800W PSUs. Approximately 326W usage when idle and 1359W usage at load

  • Operational mode: Out of band—fed by tap, span, or packet broker

  • Additional: Available shunting or deduplication to improve performance in high volume environments

1 Traffic analysis based on benchmark profile; actual results will vary based on traffic mix

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Exceptional Speeds and Performance Noted for Platform

The platform itself is very capable in terms of running various signatures and inspections. It can run at 100G speeds and do inspections at around 50G line rate IMIX traffic which is exceptional.

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IT Security & Risk Management Associate, Banking

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Unveiling new insights into traffic monitoring with Corelight 

The Corelight Network sensors have expanded our network monitoring capabilities and given us valuable insights into the traffic we monitor.

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Corelight Sensors for hybrid and cloud environments

Cloud Sensors

Real-time cloud threat detection

Corelight's Cloud Security Solutions enable complete visibility into your cloud network traffic, providing unparalleled insight into potential threats with a clear understanding of what is happening across your hybrid and multi-cloud environments in real time. Cloud Sensors enrich cloud traffic with control plane data and transform it into comprehensive logs, extracted files, and custom insights including cloud-specific detections. Corelight streamlines hybrid workflows and reduces tool sprawl by consolidating NSM, IDS, and PCAP datasets into a single, efficient platform.

  • Complete network visibility in the cloud
  • Uniform telemetry across environments
  • Cloud-native detections
  • 50-80% reduction in log volume
  • Identify and map cloud services to hosts
  • Available for AWS, GCP, and Azure

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Software Sensors

Complete visibility, everywhere

Get all the benefits of the full Open NDR Platform capabilities in places that you couldn't otherwise reach. The Corelight Software Sensor can be deployed on your existing hardware to provide uniform network evidence across hybrid, multi-cloud, and distributed environments. This sensor parses dozens of network protocols and generates rich, actionable telemetry for threat hunting and incident response.

  • Deploy and scale in minutes

  • Focus on evidence, not instances

  • Built-in detection, monitoring, and enrichment
  • 50-80% reduction in log volume

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Virtual Sensors

High-fidelity network data

Corelight's Hyper-V and VMware Open NDR Virtual Sensors transform network traffic into high-fidelity data for incident response, intrusion detection, and more. Our virtual sensors parse dozens of network protocols and generate rich, actionable evidence and detections, designed by security professionals for security professionals.

  • Up to 8 Gbps monitored traffic
  • 50-80% reduction in log volume
  • Deploy and scale in minutes
  • Full coverage from Corelight Support
  • Focus on evidence, not instances
  • Built-in detection, monitoring, and enrichment
  • Automatic updates and enhancements

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Flow Log Sensor

Normalization of flow data for multi-layered threat detection

Corelight’s Flow Log Sensor transforms raw flow logs, whether from AWS, NetFlow, or other native flow sources, into enriched, actionable security insights. Corelight combines unidirectional flow data from communicating hosts to provide a complete view of all network activity. By normalizing, correlating, and enhancing native flow data into Corelight’s security-focused metadata, you gain the clarity needed to accelerate investigations, detect advanced threats, and strengthen defenses across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

  • Extend visibility across VPCs, containers, functions, and traditional networks

  • Eliminate redundant data and focus on high-value insights

  • Normalize non-standard flow logs into correlated, structured Zeek logs

  • Export enriched, standardized logs into any SIEM, data lake, or analytics tool

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Success snapshot

Fortune 50 retailer saves $10M at the edge

Situation

A Fortune 50 retailer with over 2,000 stores operated with a major visibility gap at the "retail edge," leaving point-of-sale systems and other connected devices largely unmonitored.

Challenge

The projected cost and logistics of deploying physical appliances were prohibitive at over $10 million, and their fragmented mix of existing tools created data silos and operational headaches.

Solution

The retailer deployed Corelight's Open NDR Platform using Virtual Sensors on existing store servers, managing the entire 2,000+ sensor fleet with just two engineers via the Fleet Manager API.

Results

They saved millions in hardware costs, unified security data by replacing legacy tools, and gained critical visibility across all retail locations.

Maximize ROI with services and training from Corelight

Corelight Services and Training puts elite defense within reach by ensuring your team can maximize the value of our Open NDR Platform. From precision deployment and SIEM integration to activity-based training from world-class experts, our services provide the technical guidance needed to accelerate SOC maturity.

  • Accelerate implementation and time to value with health checks

  • Precision engineering for detection calibration and customization

  • Expert-led training and education services

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