Datapaws Monitoring Extension Edge extension security report

Datapaws - Real User Monitoring Extension for Edge & Chrome Overview DataPaws is a powerful, open-source browser extension that captures real-time web performance metrics and sends them directly to Datadog. Perfect for monitoring website performance, tracking Core Web Vitals, and understanding how your web applications perform for actual users across different browsers. Key Features 📊 Comprehensive Performance Metrics Core Web Vitals: First Contentful Paint (FCP), Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) Page Load Time, DOM Content Load Time, and Render Time Time to First Byte (TTFB) and Total Blocking Time Console errors and unhandled promise rejections monitoring Automatic browser detection for cross-browser performance comparison 🔒 Privacy-First Design Anonymous telemetry collection No personal data or browsing history stored Device IDs are randomly generated and stored locally only Full transparency with open-source code available on GitHub 🏢 Enterprise Ready Centralized configuration via Active Directory Group Policies Custom tags for department, cost center, and team tracking Monitor internal web apps across your organization Compatible with Microsoft Edge, Chrome, and all Chromium-based browsers Cross-browser performance comparison built-in 🛠️ Modern & Reliable Uses standard PerformanceObserver API (no deprecated APIs) Automatic error monitoring and reporting Browser type detection (Edge, Chrome, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi) Connection type and navigation tracking included Flexible hostname configuration for metric correlation Quick Setup Getting started with DataPaws is simple: 1. Install the extension from the Edge Add-ons Store 2. Configure your Datadog integration: - Click on the extension icon and go to Options - Set your Datadog API URL - Enter your Datadog API Key (get it from your Datadog account) - Choose a unique hostname for metric correlation across your devices - (Optional) Add custom tags for better organization and filtering 3. Start browsing - Performance metrics are sent automatically to your Datadog account! 📈 What Gets Monitored? Performance Metrics: datapaws.chrome.pageLoadTime - Total page load duration datapaws.chrome.domContentLoadTime - Time to load DOM datapaws.chrome.renderTime - Page rendering time datapaws.chrome.totalBlockingTime - Total blocking time datapaws.chrome.ttfb - Time to First Byte (network latency) datapaws.chrome.firstContentfulPaint - FCP (Core Web Vital) datapaws.chrome.largestContentfulPaint - LCP (Core Web Vital) datapaws.chrome.cumulativeLayoutShift - CLS (Core Web Vital) Error Tracking: JavaScript console errors with source location Window errors and exceptions Unhandled promise rejections Error line and column numbers for debugging Automatic Tags Included: * site_fqdn - Hostname of visited website * browser - Full browser user-agent string * browser_name - Clean browser identifier (edge, chrome, brave, opera, vivaldi, or other) * resolution - Screen resolution * navigation_type - Navigation type (navigate, reload, back_forward) * connection_type - Connection type (4g, 3g, wifi, ethernet, etc.) * hostname - Configured device hostname * chrome_deviceid - Unique browser instance identifier * Custom tags you configure 💼 Perfect For Web Developers: Monitor real-world performance of your web applications in production across different browsers IT Departments: Track internal web app performance across the entire organization and compare browser performance QA Teams: Identify performance issues and bottlenecks in real user scenarios on different browsers Site Reliability Engineers: Get comprehensive real user monitoring (RUM) data directly in Datadog Product Managers: Understand actual user experience with data-driven insights and browser-specific metrics 🆓 Free Datadog Account Compatible Test DataPaws with a free Datadog account before committing to a paid plan. The free tier is perfect for: Evaluating metric volume and storage requirements Testing the extension with small teams Personal projects and side applications Proof of concept deployments Note: Datadog free accounts have 1-day metric retention, which may be sufficient for many use cases. 🌐 Open Source & Community Driven DataPaws is fully open source under the MIT License! Visit our GitHub repository for: 📖 Complete documentation and detailed setup guides 🐛 Bug reports and issue tracking 💡 Feature requests and improvement suggestions 🤝 Community contributions are welcome 📊 Sample Datadog dashboards with JSON exports included 🔧 Source code review and auditing GitHub Repository: https://github.com/gcaglio/EdgeExt-DataPaws We believe in transparency and community collaboration. Feel free to fork, contribute, or adapt the extension to your needs! 🔧 Advanced Features Custom Tags Support: Add your own tags to all metrics for better organization and filtering. Format: tag_name=tag_value;tag_name2=tag_value2 Example: department=IT;environment=production;region=EU;cost_center=123456 The extension automatically converts these to Datadog format and includes them with every metric. Centralized Management for Enterprises: Deploy configuration via Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPO) for enterprise-wide standardization. Use the included managed_schema.json for centralized settings deployment. Multi-Browser Support: Works seamlessly across: - Microsoft Edge (recommended) - Google Chrome - Brave Browser - Opera - Vivaldi - Any Chromium-based browser 📞 Need Help? Documentation & Support: 📚 Visit our GitHub Wiki for comprehensive documentation 🐛 Report issues on our GitHub Issues page 💬 Check our FAQ and troubleshooting guides in the repository ⭐ Star us on GitHub if you find DataPaws useful! 🔐 Privacy & Security Commitment Your privacy matters to us: ✅ No tracking cookies or third-party analytics ✅ No data stored outside your browser and your own Datadog account ✅ You have complete control over what gets monitored ✅ Full source code transparency - audit it yourself ✅ Device IDs are randomly generated and never shared ✅ No personal information, passwords, or form data collected ✅ Works only on pages you visit (no background monitoring) 🎯 Use Cases Cross-Browser Performance Monitoring: Compare how your website performs on Microsoft Edge versus Chrome. Identify browser-specific performance bottlenecks and optimize accordingly. Monitoring Internal Applications: Perfect for tracking performance of internal tools, dashboards, and web applications used within your organization. Set custom tags for different departments or teams. Multi-Region Performance Tracking: Monitor how your website performs across different geographic locations by deploying the extension on remote offices or data centers. Browser Migration Planning: Planning to migrate from Chrome to Edge (or vice versa)? Use DataPaws to compare performance and identify potential issues before the migration. A/B Testing Performance Impact: Track performance differences between different versions of your application by using custom tags to identify test groups. Customer Support Insights: Help your support team understand performance issues reported by users with real data from their actual browsing sessions.