Overview
Asymptote can ingest customer-hosted event files from a private AWS S3 prefix. Grant Asymptote’s ingestion worker read-only access to the exact bucket prefix that contains the event files. Do not make the bucket public. Do not grant write or delete permissions.Customer Steps
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Send Asymptote the S3 location details.
Include:
- AWS account ID
- S3 bucket name
- AWS region
- Prefix/path for the event files, such as
s3://your-bucket/asymptote/events/ - File format, ideally JSONL or JSONEachRow
- Delivery cadence and approximate event volume
- Encryption type, either SSE-S3 or SSE-KMS
- KMS key ARN, only if SSE-KMS is enabled
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Create a dedicated IAM role.
Create a role in your AWS account named something like
asymptote-s3-read. This role will be assumed by Asymptote’s ingestion worker. -
Attach a read-only S3 policy.
ReplaceRead-only S3 prefix policy
YOUR_PREFIXwith the object key prefix only, without a leading or trailing slash. Fors3://your-bucket/asymptote/events/, useasymptote/events. -
Add KMS decrypt permission if needed.
If the bucket uses SSE-KMS, add this statement to the role policy:
The KMS key policy must also allow this IAM role to useSSE-KMS decrypt statement
kms:Decrypt. - Configure the role trust policy. After Asymptote receives the bucket details, Asymptote will send the AWS principal and external ID for the ingestion worker. Add those values to the IAM role trust relationship.
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Send Asymptote the final onboarding details.
Send:
- IAM role ARN
- S3 URL/prefix
- AWS region
- KMS key ARN, if applicable
- A small sample event file or example JSONL row
Event File Requirements
Use newline-delimited JSON, with one complete JSON object per line. Each event should include a UTC-compatible timestamp and stable fields for user, host, repository, branch, agent runtime, event action, and event category when available. Share a representative sample file before production ingestion. The sample should show realistic field names and value shapes, but should not include secrets.Related
Asymptote Managed
Review managed visibility, governance, and investigation workflows.
Endpoint Event Schema
Review normalized event fields and example payloads.
AWS S3 Forwarding
Configure customer-managed Beacon event forwarding into S3.
Data Inventory
Review the endpoint event fields Beacon can write.

