name : describe-attack.rst **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 <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/using-ddos-reports.html>`__ in the *AWS Shield Advanced Developer Guide*.