Glossary
The terms used in Advisor and in the documentation, with the definition of each one.
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The Portuguese term used in the interface is shown in parentheses.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Analysis agent | The Advisor component that analyzes every spike incident and issues a verdict: Ataque (Attack), Benigno (Benign) or Inconclusivo (Inconclusive). |
| Baseline | A spike rule's normal volume: the median of the same time of day over the last days. |
| Collection (coleta) | The periodic read of the Cloudflare account. It runs every day at 02:00 (Brasília time). |
| Connection (conexão) | The read-only link between the tenant and a Cloudflare account. |
| Domain (domínio) | A DNS name, such as example.com. In Advisor, "domain" is never a synonym for pillar. |
| Impact (impacto) | How many points the score gains when a risk is resolved. |
| Incident (incidente) | The record opened when a spike rule detects abnormal traffic. |
| Knowledge base (base de conhecimento) | Context about your business that the analysis agent reads, such as allowed origins and maintenance windows. |
| Maturity Score (Score de Maturidade) | A 0 to 100 score, with an A to F grade, summarizing security posture. Refer to Maturity Score. |
| Observation mode (modo observação) | A spike rule state that records incidents without sending alerts. Used for calibration. |
| Penalty (penalidade) | A rule that takes points away from the score. It cannot be accepted and only stops counting once the configuration is fixed. |
| Pillar (pilar) | A group of score rules: Transport/TLS, WAF & Rules, Edge & Bots, Identity & Access. |
| Playbook | The defined reaction to an attack verdict from the analysis agent: record the action or propose it for approval. |
| Risk (risco) | A score rule the zone does not meet (Não conforme or Parcial). |
| Risk acceptance (aceite de risco) | A record that a risk is known and tolerated. It removes the rule from the score, with a justification and an optional expiry. Refer to Risks and acceptance. |
| Rule (score) (regra) | A configuration item Advisor checks in each zone. |
| Severity (criticidade) | How serious a risk is: Crítica (Critical), Alta (High), Média (Medium) or Baixa (Low). |
| Spike rule (regra de pico) | A traffic condition Advisor watches, opening incidents when volume breaks the normal pattern. |
| Tenant | Your organization's space in Advisor, with its own members, connection and settings. |
| Window (janela) | The 5-minute interval used to measure traffic in spike rules. |
| Zone (zona) | A domain set up in Cloudflare. It is the unit the score evaluates. |