C-0131 - Ensure that the API Server --audit-log-maxage argument is set to 30 or as appropriate
Framework
cis-v1.23-t1.0.1
Severity
Medium
Description of the the issue
Retaining logs for at least 30 days ensures that you can go back in time and investigate or correlate any events. Set your audit log retention period to 30 days or as per your business requirements.
Related resources
Pod
What does this control test
Retain the logs for at least 30 days or as appropriate.
How to check it manually
Run the following command on the Control Plane node:
ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver
Verify that the --audit-log-maxage
argument is set to 30
or as appropriate.
Remediation
Edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml
on the Control Plane node and set the --audit-log-maxage
parameter to 30 or as an appropriate number of days:
--audit-log-maxage=30
Impact Statement
None
Default Value
By default, auditing is not enabled.
Example
No example
Updated 3 months ago