Internet Access Log Auditing Enters the Cloud Era.AINOPOL Cloud Log Auditing Streamlines Daily Audit Work

In recent years, with the full implementation of the Cybersecurity Law and the Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China, log auditing has evolved from an "optional item" in enterprise security construction to a "mandatory requirement" for regulatory inspections. Nevertheless, during daily operations, many administrators of hotels, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and industrial parks have found that log retention is far easier said than done, fraught with numerous practical pitfalls. Insufficient log retention duration, inability to trace user identities, soaring storage costs and other issues not only keep enterprises on edge during inspections, but may also result in fines or even business suspension for rectification. Today, we introduce a highly practical compliance tool — the AINOPOL Cloud Log Auditing System. Tailored for hotels, SMEs and industrial parks, it simplifies log storage to save costs, reduce workload and eliminate worries.

Why In-House Log Auditing Is So Challenging

Many hotels and SMEs plan to build self-operated log auditing systems, assuming they can meet compliance standards simply by assembling hardware devices. However, they encounter obstacles in actual deployment. Log collection on the surface involves complicated underlying work including real-user identity correlation, long-term data storage and multi-system interconnection, leading to severe operational difficulties:

Broken Identity Traceability Chain with High Compliance Risks

Traditional logs only record IP addresses or system accounts, without one-to-one mapping to real individual users. Valid evidence chains cannot be provided for regulatory traceback inquiries, exposing the organization to penalty liabilities.

Disordered Storage Driving Excessive O&M Costs

Inaccurate estimation of log data volume triggers frequent hardware capacity expansions. Manual backup and maintenance consume massive manpower, causing resource waste and potential risks of data loss.

Complex System Adaptation with Prolonged Deployment Cycles

Docking with full-optical gateways and real-name authentication systems involves complicated integration and heavy customized development workloads. Uncontrollable implementation timelines make it difficult to quickly fulfill official log retention mandates.

AINOPOL Cloud Log Auditing

One-Stop Platform for Real-Name Traceability and Log Archiving

The AINOPOL Cloud Log Auditing Platform focuses on two core functions: full-link real-name traceability and internet access log centralized storage. Delivered as a SaaS service, it eliminates the need for enterprises to deploy physical servers or purchase local storage hardware on their own.

Its superior performance can be broken down into two core layers: a robust underlying data infrastructure, plus a closed-loop capability framework covering the entire auditing workflow.

Four Major Log Dimensions to Realize Full-Link Identity Traceability

The Core of Log Traceability: Accurate Identification of Actual Users

The platform collects and correlates data around four key elements to form a complete chain of evidence:

1. Real User Real Names

Integrated with the real-name authentication system, it accurately records the full legal names and unique identity identifiers and authentication status of internet users, laying a solid foundation for identity management.

It strictly complies with traceability requirements of cybersecurity supervision, ensuring every online activity can be directly linked to a specific natural person.

2. Virtual Identity Mapping

Comprehensively records login accounts, terminal MAC addresses, login IPs and authentication methods, and builds a complete profile of virtual digital identities.

It establishes the mapping relationship between real legal identities and virtual online behaviors, eliminating blind spots in identity correlation.

3. Accessed Website Records

Fully retains complete URLs, security classification of web pages, access timestamps and access result statuses to form a closed loop of behavioral data.

It can fully reconstruct users’ online activity trails, providing conclusive evidence for irregularity audits and information leakage investigations.

4. Network Session Logs

Captures network 5-tuples, session duration, uplink and downlink traffic, as well as firewall allow/deny actions to document underlying network interaction details.

It delivers the most original and core evidence for rapid troubleshooting of network faults and post-incident reviews of malicious attacks and security breaches.

Closed-Loop Capabilities: Five Core Functions Cover the Entire Audit Workflow

Built on the above data foundation, the platform encapsulates five deliverable capabilities: Collection, Query, Reporting, Storage and Resumption.

In short: Collect completely, Query precisely, Generate reports automatically, Store reliably, Resume seamlessly.

The five functions operate as an interconnected closed loop:

Raw data generated by collection supports retrieval, query and archived storage; analyzed results from queries drive automated report generation; data from reports is further aggregated and archived to sustain continuous operation of the whole link, forming a full-cycle data circulation loop. Detailed breakdown below:

1. Unified Multi-Source Log Collection — Zero Development, Fully Automatic

Natively integrated with AINOPOL converged routing gateways/optical gateways and real-name authentication systems, the platform automatically synchronizes four core datasets: real-name information, login accounts, access records and network sessions.

No secondary development or additional log collectors are required; logs from on-site devices are directly uploaded to the cloud.

For clients, collection starts immediately after simple configuration, guaranteeing comprehensiveness and timeliness of data from the outset.

2. Full-Link Intelligent Search — Second-Level Positioning, One-Click Correlation

Based on the four-dimensional evidence chain, the platform supports combined multi-dimensional filtering (time range + real name/account/IP/MAC + behavior type) to locate log entries within seconds.

The powerful one-click jump function automatically pulls up all historical activity trails of a target user from any single log record, eliminating tedious manual cross-system comparison. Tasks that previously took hours across disjointed systems can now be completed in a few seconds.

3. Automatic Log Report Generation

A standout feature for regulatory compliance scenarios. The platform embeds industry-standard report templates for hotel cybersecurity inspections. Audit documents can be auto-exported on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

When inspections arrive, compliance reports are generated and submitted with one click, avoiding last-minute manual spreadsheet compilation and format non-compliance risks. It drastically relieves operational pressure for hotel and park administrators during regulatory audits.

4. Elastic Cloud Managed Storage

This cloud SaaS model fundamentally resolves the pain points of high storage costs and unreliable local archiving:

Automatic tiered storage for hot and cold data plus high-compression algorithms slash storage expenditure

Multi-replica offsite backup in the cloud ensures 99.99% data reliability

The platform fully manages hardware lifespan, server room environment and backup strategies

Retention periods are fully customizable (180 days, 365 days, etc.). Storage is transformed from a capital-intensive burden into a predictable subscription service.

5. Local Fallback & Breakpoint Resume

AINOPOL converged routing/optical gateways are embedded with local cache modules. In cases of internet outages, temporary cloud unavailability or offline device status, logs are buffered locally per preset policies and automatically synchronized to the cloud once connectivity is restored.

Zero log loss occurs amid network jitter or disconnections, safeguarding full data integrity and continuity.

Core Compliance Declarations

All logs are stored within mainland China;

Tenant storage partitions on the platform are fully isolated from one another;

Strict anti-tampering mechanisms are enforced throughout the storage lifecycle;

Expired logs reaching the 180-day retention period are permanently and irreversibly deleted;

The whole log management process complies strictly with personal privacy protection regulations.

Lightweight Log Auditing: One-Step Cost Reduction & Efficiency Improvement

1. One-Click Compliance for Log Retention

Covers all four mandatory log categories (real-name identity, visited URLs, network sessions and virtual identity mapping) to meet the 180-day retention mandate. Standard audit reports can be exported in one click for straightforward regulatory inspections.

2. Dramatic Cost Reduction

Adopts an on-demand subscription model with no upfront investment in physical servers or storage hardware, plus zero dedicated full-time maintenance labor.

Total deployment and operational costs are reduced by over 70% compared with traditional on-premises solutions, delivering outstanding cost performance.

3. Native Seamless Compatibility

Natively interoperable with the full lineup of AINOPOL network and authentication equipment. No extra log collectors needed, configuration is streamlined without complex debugging, and the system can go live in as fast as one hour.

Tiered Subscription Packages for Flexible Selection

To match varying regulatory stringency, compliance standards and project budgets across industries, AINOPOL launches three tiers of log auditing packages with an innovative pre-payment model: log volume resource packs + optional service cycles.

Clients freely combine log quota and subscription term to balance audit capability and total investment.

Available resource pack volumes: 1 billion logs, 2 billion logs, 3 billion logs with flexible subscription periods.

Important Note: Once the service cycle expires, the system will stop accepting new log entries automatically. All historical archived logs will be permanently and irrecoverably purged 30 days after expiration.

Three-Step Launch, Fully Deployed Within 1 Hour

Eliminate cumbersome, time-consuming on-premises log deployment. AINOPOL’s lightweight access rollout only takes three steps and finishes in one hour:

Device Interconnection

Configure the cloud reporting address on AINOPOL converged routing/optical gateways, and synchronize identity data from the real-name authentication system. Platform docking completes automatically with no complicated tuning.

Policy Configuration

Select your subscription package and log retention cycle, visually set up alert triggers and pre-built compliance report templates.

Formal Activation

Logs are encrypted and uploaded to the cloud in real time for automatic parsing and persistent storage. The system is immediately operational for fast retrieval, end-to-end traceability and compliant report exporting.

Full professional remote technical support is provided throughout the process, with no on-site engineer visits required. Deployment does not alter the existing network architecture or disrupt daily business operations, and full launch can be achieved in as little as 60 minutes.

Two Optional Deployment Modes

Two mainstream deployment architectures for the converged routing gateway are available to satisfy security and compliance requirements, selectable based on on-site network conditions:

01. Router Mode (Inline Deployment as Core Gateway)

Connect the converged router into the network at the subnet boundary of the internal LAN or link it to the core switch. It can replace firewalls or traditional routers and serve as the egress gateway of the network, responsible for configuring internal and external IP addresses and route forwarding.

Under router mode, the converged router acts as the core egress node for the entire network. Security protection, real-name authentication and log retention are all processed centrally at the network exit.

02 Bridge Mode (Transparent Access, Plug-and-Play)

It connects to the network in transparent bridge mode and can be deployed at the gateway point or the egress of each department. No modification to the original network architecture and configurations is required, supporting true plug-and-play deployment.

In bridge mode, the converged router functions as an "invisible node" embedded in the link. The existing routers and switches remain untouched without any disruption to daily business operations. Despite its transparent transmission feature, it fully delivers three core capabilities: comprehensive security protection (including IPS, antivirus engine, WAF, etc.), diversified real-name authentication methods (WeChat, Enterprise WeChat, Portal and dozens of other access modes), and standardized log retention in compliance with Decree No. 82 and Decree No. 151.

Whichever deployment mode is adopted, when integrated with the cloud log auditing platform, the system can automatically upload logs to the cloud for a 180-day retention period, generate audit reports with one click, and send real-time alerts for abnormal network behaviors. You can either keep the original network wiring completely unchanged (bridge mode) or replace the outdated egress gateway in one single move (router mode), fully upgrading network security and regulatory compliance at the same time.

Typical Application Scenarios of Network Log Auditing Across Multiple Industries

Chain Hotels: Real-Name Traceability and Centralized Management

Tailored to the operational characteristics of multi-store chains, the solution delivers real-name traceability for guest internet access and log auditing. It centrally governs logs across the entire network to mitigate risks from decentralized management, enabling effortless compliance with public security and industrial regulatory requirements.

SMEs: Cost-Effective Grade Protection Compliance

It balances employee internet behavior management and cybersecurity with a lightweight deployment architecture that requires minimal complex maintenance. SMEs can quickly meet the requirements of Cybersecurity Classified Protection of Information Systems with limited investment.

Campus & Educational Parks: Educational Supervision and User Behavior Guidance

The system enforces real-name identity auditing for faculty and students, implements refined control over campus website access, and filters harmful online content to build a green and secure campus network ecosystem in line with education industry regulatory standards.

Commercial Parks: Multi-Tenant Isolation and Efficient O&M

It physically or logically isolates log data of different enterprise tenants within the park to protect data privacy. Centralized operation and maintenance via a unified platform drastically cuts the overall administrative costs of the industrial park.

Granular permission management allows administrators to be assigned tailored access rights to log into the cloud log backend for data viewing and export. During on-site inspections by public security and cyber security authorities, audit materials can be retrieved and submitted rapidly for streamlined verification.

Enhanced Competitiveness of Integrated Hardware + Cloud Log Auditing

When paired with compatible AINOPOL devices, the integrated solution stands out not only for rapid deployment and low operating costs, but also for sustainable long-term network data recording support that clients continuously demand.

This delivers profound value for channel partners as well. Embedding log retention into the full-optical network infrastructure elevates regulatory compliance from an optional add-on to a differentiated selling point:

Plug-and-play hardware with automatic log uploading, eliminating the need for standalone log collectors;

One-stop packaged delivery combining full-optical network, real-name authentication and log retention, greatly boosting profit margins per project;

Centralized management for multi-branch sites and bulk policy distribution, exponentially lifting O&M efficiency for chain businesses and industrial parks.

Our core mission is not merely to deliver a standalone system to customers, but to transform the burdensome compliance workload into a reliable, outsourced capability. As AINOPOL believes, a professional communication solution provider must master both full-optical network technology and regulatory compliance rules.

Make every internet session fully traceable, and streamline the entire lifecycle of network log management.