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Nielsen ads audit pings need prd=audit and intid

Nielsen documents the ads audit URL as /cgi-bin/gn?prd=audit. intid is the integration ID. sessionid is generated when the player starts. DCR cfg stays vendor/nielsen. Measurement /cgi-bin/gn on secure-dcr is not this pack.

prd is audit, not dcr

Nielsen documents the ads audit URL as prd=audit. A ping with prd=dcr on this host is not the published audit beacon.

Rule: vendor.nielsen-audit.param.prd.invalid

What this pack matches

Hosts: audit.imrworldwide.com
Paths: /cgi-bin/gn
Vendor docs: engineeringportal.nielsen.com/wiki/Digital_Measurement_Ads_Audit_Beacon

Rules

Codes are stable. A finding in CI, MCP, or the playground lands on the same id.

Field	Required	What it checks	Rule ids	Source
`prd`	required	It marks the request as an audit ping. Nielsen documents the ads audit URL as /cgi-bin/gn?prd=audit. Fix: Set prd=audit on every ads audit ping.	`vendor.nielsen-audit.param.prd.missing` `vendor.nielsen-audit.param.prd.empty` `vendor.nielsen-audit.param.prd.invalid`	docs
`intid`	required	It is the integration ID Nielsen assigns for all audit pings across platforms. Fix: Set intid to the integration ID Nielsen issued.	`vendor.nielsen-audit.param.intid.missing` `vendor.nielsen-audit.param.intid.empty`	docs
`sessionid`	required	It is the session ID generated when the player is instantiated. Nielsen documents it as mandatory. Fix: Send a stable sessionid for the playback session, and fire again if it changes.	`vendor.nielsen-audit.param.sessionid.missing` `vendor.nielsen-audit.param.sessionid.empty`	docs
`product`	required	It names the Nielsen product the ping corresponds to. Nielsen documents examples dar, dcr, and dtvr. Fix: Set product to the Nielsen product for this integration, such as dar, dcr, or dtvr.	`vendor.nielsen-audit.param.product.missing` `vendor.nielsen-audit.param.product.empty`	docs
`createtm`	required	It is the time the ping was fired. Nielsen documents createtm as Unix time. Fix: Set createtm to the Unix timestamp when the ping fired, such as 1643858542.	`vendor.nielsen-audit.param.createtm.missing` `vendor.nielsen-audit.param.createtm.empty` `vendor.nielsen-audit.param.createtm.invalid`	docs
`apid`	recommended	It is the Nielsen Server App ID. Nielsen documents apid as required only for content measurement. Fix: Send apid when this audit ping is for content measurement.	`vendor.nielsen-audit.param.apid.missing` `vendor.nielsen-audit.param.apid.empty`	docs

Validate a payload

pixellint validate url "$ARTIFACT" --rulepack vendor/nielsen-audit

Try this failing payload in the playground. Nielsen ads audit ping with prd=dcr.

https://audit.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/gn?prd=dcr&intid=a9ddf15ea054ea415718767ea6&sessionid=2576459933726989&product=dar&createtm=1643858542

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