Information on mimetypes used for CSV exports in Netwitness

Issue

When a report is set to run with the output file as CSV, the output will inevitably always be of mime type application/octet-stream as opposed to text/csv.
This can result in extra post-processing work to manipulate the file by other programs, as octet-stream is a binary file type and not ASCII.

Resolution

This is by design and cannot be changed.  A CSV is exported as a zip file and, in this context, it will always be a binary stream.  This holds true for the UI and email as well.

Notes

To convert from octet to ASCII, consider an out-of-band utility like the iconv UNIX command or another public domain utility such as binascii from Python.

Note: Information on binascii in this article is provided as a courtesy only. Those who choose to use public domain utilities proceed by their own accord and at their own risk, with no expressed or implied warranties from Netwitness

Product Details

Product Set: Netwitness
Product/Service Type: Netwitness UI
NetWitness Version/Condition: 11.x , 12.x
Platform: CentOS, AlmaLinux

Summary

This article provides information on the mime types used for CSV exports in Netwitness

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