We've all been there, something went wrong with our system and transport dropped our events without warning. We’re left wondering what happened, how we can prevent it from happening again, and how to handle the situation. This article is designed to help you determine what happened when your audit events were dropped by the transport and to provide some steps you can take to prevent it from happening again.
What is an Audit Event?
An audit event is a log of activity for a given system. It can document who, what, when, and where in a structured record. The purpose of the audit log is to monitor and analyze the activity and security of a system. An audit event is typically used to detect anomalies and prevent malicious activity.
What is Transport?
Transport is a cloud messaging service that allows applications and services connected to the Internet to broadcast messages to each other via a standardized protocol. The service facilitates the transmission of data from one application or service to another or from one client or participant to another.
What Happens When Audit Events are Dropped by the Transport?
When transport drops an audit event, the data is not properly stored in the audit log. By not receiving and properly storing the data, important information needed for security and monitoring of the system can be lost. An audit event not properly logged will not be able to be analyzed and any anomalies or suspicious activity will not be detected.
How can we Ensure Audit Events will Not be Dropped?
- Review the Transport service log regularly to ensure there are no errors being logged.
- Monitor the throughput launch on the Transport to avoid overloading the system.
- Check the log entries periodically to ensure delivery of the message.
- Configure the transport retry policy to send the audit events multiple times.
- Set up alerts for when events are dropped and investigate why.
FAQ
How can I view the audit log?
The audit log can be viewed through a log management system or a log viewer. Log viewers and log management systems generally have an interface that allows you to view the data collected in the audit log.
What causes an audit event to be dropped?
An audit event is dropped when it fails to transmit from the source to the destination. This can be caused by network overload, errors in the Transport system, or errors in the audit log configuration.
How can I protect my system from security risks due to dropped audit events?
The best way to protect against security risks due to dropped audit events is to ensure that your audit log is properly configured and the Transport system is running properly. You can also set up alerts for when events are dropped and investigate why.
Is there a way to automatically retry sending audit events?
Yes, you can configure the transport retry policy to send the audit events multiple times.
What type of information is recorded in an audit event?
An audit event typically records who, what, when, and where in a structured record. This information is used to monitor and analyze the activity and security of a system.
Conclusion
Audit events are a crucial part of any system, as they record important information that is used to monitor and analyze activity. When audit events are dropped by the transport, important data is lost and the system becomes vulnerable to security risks. To ensure the audit events are being received and properly stored, it is important to regularly review the Transport service log, monitor the throughput, check the log entries, and configure the transport retry policy. By following these steps, you can ensure that your audit events are not dropped and that your system is protected from security risks.