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Audit logging for network security

The OVN-Kubernetes network plugin uses Open Virtual Network (OVN) access control lists (ACLs) to manage AdminNetworkPolicy, BaselineAdminNetworkPolicy, NetworkPolicy, and EgressFirewall objects. Audit logging exposes allow and deny ACL events for NetworkPolicy, EgressFirewall and BaselineAdminNetworkPolicy custom resources (CR). Logging also exposes allow, deny, and pass ACL events for AdminNetworkPolicy (ANP) CR.

Audit logging is available for only the OVN-Kubernetes network plugin.

Audit configuration

The configuration for audit logging is specified as part of the OVN-Kubernetes cluster network provider configuration. The following YAML illustrates the default values for the audit logging:

Audit logging configuration
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  defaultNetwork:
    ovnKubernetesConfig:
      policyAuditConfig:
        destination: "null"
        maxFileSize: 50
        rateLimit: 20
        syslogFacility: local0

The following table describes the configuration fields for audit logging.

Table 1. policyAuditConfig object
Field Type Description

rateLimit

integer

The maximum number of messages to generate every second per node. The default value is 20 messages per second.

maxFileSize

integer

The maximum size for the audit log in bytes. The default value is 50000000 or 50 MB.

maxLogFiles

integer

The maximum number of log files that are retained.

destination

string

One of the following additional audit log targets:

libc

The libc syslog() function of the journald process on the host.

udp:<host>:<port>

A syslog server. Replace <host>:<port> with the host and port of the syslog server.

unix:<file>

A Unix Domain Socket file specified by <file>.

null

Do not send the audit logs to any additional target.

syslogFacility

string

The syslog facility, such as kern, as defined by RFC5424. The default value is local0.

Audit logging

You can configure the destination for audit logs, such as a syslog server or a UNIX domain socket. Regardless of any additional configuration, an audit log is always saved to /var/log/ovn/acl-audit-log.log on each OVN-Kubernetes pod in the cluster.

Audit logging is enabled per namespace by annotating the namespace with the k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging key as in the following example:

Example namespace annotation
kind: Namespace
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: example1
  annotations:
    k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging: |-
      {
        "deny": "info",
        "allow": "info"
      }

The logging format is compatible with syslog as defined by RFC5424. The syslog facility is configurable and defaults to local0. An example log entry might resemble the following:

Example ACL deny log entry for a network policy
2023-11-02T16:28:54.139Z|00004|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:Ingress", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:01,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.131.0.39,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=62,nw_frag=no,tp_src=58496,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2023-11-02T16:28:55.187Z|00005|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:Ingress", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:01,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.131.0.39,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=62,nw_frag=no,tp_src=58496,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2023-11-02T16:28:57.235Z|00006|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:Ingress", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:01,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.131.0.39,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=62,nw_frag=no,tp_src=58496,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn

The following table describes namespace annotation values:

Table 2. Audit logging namespace annotation
Annotation Value

k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging

You must specify at least one of allow, deny, or both to enable audit logging for a namespace.

deny

Optional: Specify alert, warning, notice, info, or debug.

allow

Optional: Specify alert, warning, notice, info, or debug.

AdminNetworkPolicy audit logging

Audit logging is enabled per AdminNetworkPolicy CR by annotating an ANP policy with the k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging key such as in the following example:

Example of annotation for AdminNetworkPolicy CR 
apiVersion: policy.networking.k8s.io/v1alpha1
kind: AdminNetworkPolicy
metadata:
  annotations:
    k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging: '{ "deny": "alert", "allow": "alert", "pass" : "warning" }'
  name: anp-tenant-log
spec:
  priority: 5
  subject:
    namespaces:
      matchLabels:
        tenant: backend-storage # Selects all pods owned by storage tenant.
  ingress:
    - name: "allow-all-ingress-product-development-and-customer" # Product development and customer tenant ingress to backend storage.
      action: "Allow"
      from:
      - pods:
          namespaceSelector:
            matchExpressions:
            - key: tenant
              operator: In
              values:
              - product-development
              - customer
          podSelector: {}
    - name: "pass-all-ingress-product-security"
      action: "Pass"
      from:
      - namespaces:
          matchLabels:
              tenant: product-security
    - name: "deny-all-ingress" # Ingress to backend from all other pods in the cluster.
      action: "Deny"
      from:
      - namespaces: {}
  egress:
    - name: "allow-all-egress-product-development"
      action: "Allow"
      to:
      - pods:
          namespaceSelector:
            matchLabels:
              tenant: product-development
          podSelector: {}
    - name: "pass-egress-product-security"
      action: "Pass"
      to:
      - namespaces:
           matchLabels:
             tenant: product-security
    - name: "deny-all-egress" # Egress from backend denied to all other pods.
      action: "Deny"
      to:
      - namespaces: {}

Logs are generated whenever a specific OVN ACL is hit and meets the action criteria set in your logging annotation. For example, an event in which any of the namespaces with the label tenant: product-development accesses the namespaces with the label tenant: backend-storage, a log is generated.

ACL logging is limited to 60 characters. If your ANP name field is long, the rest of the log will be truncated.

The following is a direction index for the examples log entries that follow:

Direction Rule

Ingress
Rule0

Allow from tenant product-development and customer to tenant backend-storage; Ingress0: Allow

Rule1

Pass from product-security`to tenant `backend-storage; Ingress1: Pass

Rule2

Deny ingress from all pods; Ingress2: Deny

Egress
Rule0

Allow to product-development; Egress0: Allow

Rule1

Pass to product-security; Egress1: Pass

Rule2

Deny egress to all other pods; Egress2: Deny
Example ACL log entry for Allow action of the AdminNetworkPolicy named anp-tenant-log with Ingress:0 and Egress:0 
2024-06-10T16:27:45.194Z|00052|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="ANP:anp-tenant-log:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:80:02:1a,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:80:02:19,nw_src=10.128.2.26,nw_dst=10.128.2.25,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=57814,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2024-06-10T16:28:23.130Z|00059|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="ANP:anp-tenant-log:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:80:02:18,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:80:02:19,nw_src=10.128.2.24,nw_dst=10.128.2.25,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=38620,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=ack
2024-06-10T16:28:38.293Z|00069|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="ANP:anp-tenant-log:Egress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:80:02:19,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:80:02:1a,nw_src=10.128.2.25,nw_dst=10.128.2.26,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=47566,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=fin|ack=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=55704,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=ack
Example ACL log entry for Pass action of the AdminNetworkPolicy named anp-tenant-log with Ingress:1 and Egress:1 
2024-06-10T16:33:12.019Z|00075|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="ANP:anp-tenant-log:Ingress:1", verdict=pass, severity=warning, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:80:02:1b,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:80:02:19,nw_src=10.128.2.27,nw_dst=10.128.2.25,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=37394,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=ack
2024-06-10T16:35:04.209Z|00081|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="ANP:anp-tenant-log:Egress:1", verdict=pass, severity=warning, direction=from-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:80:02:19,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:80:02:1b,nw_src=10.128.2.25,nw_dst=10.128.2.27,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=34018,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=ack
Example ACL log entry for Deny action of the AdminNetworkPolicy named anp-tenant-log with Egress:2 and Ingress2 
2024-06-10T16:43:05.287Z|00087|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="ANP:anp-tenant-log:Egress:2", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:80:02:19,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:80:02:18,nw_src=10.128.2.25,nw_dst=10.128.2.24,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=51598,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2024-06-10T16:44:43.591Z|00090|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="ANP:anp-tenant-log:Ingress:2", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:80:02:1c,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:80:02:19,nw_src=10.128.2.28,nw_dst=10.128.2.25,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=33774,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn

The following table describes ANP annotation:

Table 3. Audit logging AdminNetworkPolicy annotation
Annotation Value

k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging

You must specify at least one of Allow, Deny, or Pass to enable audit logging for a namespace.

Deny

Optional: Specify alert, warning, notice, info, or debug.

Allow

Optional: Specify alert, warning, notice, info, or debug.

Pass

Optional: Specify alert, warning, notice, info, or debug.

BaselineAdminNetworkPolicy audit logging

Audit logging is enabled in the BaselineAdminNetworkPolicy CR by annotating an BANP policy with the k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging key such as in the following example:

Example of annotation for BaselineAdminNetworkPolicy CR 
apiVersion: policy.networking.k8s.io/v1alpha1
kind: BaselineAdminNetworkPolicy
metadata:
  annotations:
    k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging: '{ "deny": "alert", "allow": "alert"}'
  name: default
spec:
  subject:
    namespaces:
      matchLabels:
          tenant: workloads # Selects all workload pods in the cluster.
  ingress:
  - name: "default-allow-dns" # This rule allows ingress from dns tenant to all workloads.
    action: "Allow"
    from:
    - namespaces:
          matchLabels:
            tenant: dns
  - name: "default-deny-dns" # This rule denies all ingress from all pods to workloads.
    action: "Deny"
    from:
    - namespaces: {} # Use the empty selector with caution because it also selects OpenShift namespaces as well.
  egress:
  - name: "default-deny-dns" # This rule denies all egress from workloads. It will be applied when no ANP or network policy matches.
    action: "Deny"
    to:
    - namespaces: {} # Use the empty selector with caution because it also selects OpenShift namespaces as well.

In the example, an event in which any of the namespaces with the label tenant: dns accesses the namespaces with the label tenant: workloads, a log is generated.

The following is a direction index for the examples log entries that follow:

Direction Rule

Ingress
Rule0

Allow from tenant dns to tenant workloads; Ingress0: Allow

Rule1

Deny to tenant workloads from all pods; Ingress1: Deny

Egress
Rule0

Deny to all pods; Egress0: Deny
Example ACL allow log entry for Allow action of default BANP with Ingress:0 
2024-06-10T18:11:58.263Z|00022|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.87,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=60510,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2024-06-10T18:11:58.264Z|00023|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.87,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=60510,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=psh|ack
2024-06-10T18:11:58.264Z|00024|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.87,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=60510,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=ack
2024-06-10T18:11:58.264Z|00025|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.87,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=60510,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=ack
2024-06-10T18:11:58.264Z|00026|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.87,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=60510,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=fin|ack
2024-06-10T18:11:58.264Z|00027|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.87,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=60510,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=ack
Example ACL allow log entry for Allow action of default BANP with Egress:0 and Ingress:1 
2024-06-10T18:09:57.774Z|00016|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Egress:0", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,nw_src=10.130.2.86,nw_dst=10.130.2.87,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=45614,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2024-06-10T18:09:58.809Z|00017|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Egress:0", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,nw_src=10.130.2.86,nw_dst=10.130.2.87,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=45614,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2024-06-10T18:10:00.857Z|00018|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Egress:0", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:57,nw_src=10.130.2.86,nw_dst=10.130.2.87,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=45614,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2024-06-10T18:10:25.414Z|00019|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:1", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:58,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.88,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=40630,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2024-06-10T18:10:26.457Z|00020|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:1", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:58,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.88,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=40630,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2024-06-10T18:10:28.505Z|00021|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="BANP:default:Ingress:1", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:82:02:58,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:82:02:56,nw_src=10.130.2.88,nw_dst=10.130.2.86,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,tp_src=40630,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn

The following table describes BANP annotation:

Table 4. Audit logging BaselineAdminNetworkPolicy annotation
Annotation Value

k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging

You must specify at least one of Allow or Deny to enable audit logging for a namespace.

Deny

Optional: Specify alert, warning, notice, info, or debug.

Allow

Optional: Specify alert, warning, notice, info, or debug.

Configuring egress firewall and network policy auditing for a cluster

As a cluster administrator, you can customize audit logging for your cluster.

Prerequisites

  • Install the OpenShift CLI (oc).

  • Log in to the cluster with a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

  • To customize the audit logging configuration, enter the following command:

    $ oc edit network.operator.openshift.io/cluster

    You can alternatively customize and apply the following YAML to configure audit logging:

    apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Network
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  defaultNetwork:
    ovnKubernetesConfig:
      policyAuditConfig:
        destination: "null"
        maxFileSize: 50
        rateLimit: 20
        syslogFacility: local0
Verification

  1. To create a namespace with network policies complete the following steps:

    1. Create a namespace for verification:

      $ cat <<EOF| oc create -f -
kind: Namespace
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: verify-audit-logging
  annotations:
    k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging: '{ "deny": "alert", "allow": "alert" }'
EOF
      Example output
      namespace/verify-audit-logging created

    2. Create network policies for the namespace:

      $ cat <<EOF| oc create -n verify-audit-logging -f -
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
  name: deny-all
spec:
  podSelector:
    matchLabels:
  policyTypes:
  - Ingress
  - Egress
---
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
  name: allow-from-same-namespace
  namespace: verify-audit-logging
spec:
  podSelector: {}
  policyTypes:
   - Ingress
   - Egress
  ingress:
    - from:
        - podSelector: {}
  egress:
    - to:
       - namespaceSelector:
          matchLabels:
            kubernetes.io/metadata.name: verify-audit-logging
EOF
      Example output
      networkpolicy.networking.k8s.io/deny-all created
networkpolicy.networking.k8s.io/allow-from-same-namespace created

  2. Create a pod for source traffic in the default namespace:

    $ cat <<EOF| oc create -n default -f -
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: client
spec:
  containers:
    - name: client
      image: registry.access.redhat.com/rhel7/rhel-tools
      command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
      args:
        ["sleep inf"]
EOF

  3. Create two pods in the verify-audit-logging namespace:

    $ for name in client server; do
cat <<EOF| oc create -n verify-audit-logging -f -
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: ${name}
spec:
  containers:
    - name: ${name}
      image: registry.access.redhat.com/rhel7/rhel-tools
      command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
      args:
        ["sleep inf"]
EOF
done
    Example output
    pod/client created
pod/server created

  4. To generate traffic and produce network policy audit log entries, complete the following steps:

    1. Obtain the IP address for pod named server in the verify-audit-logging namespace:

      $ POD_IP=$(oc get pods server -n verify-audit-logging -o jsonpath='{.status.podIP}')

    2. Ping the IP address from the previous command from the pod named client in the default namespace and confirm that all packets are dropped:

      $ oc exec -it client -n default -- /bin/ping -c 2 $POD_IP
      Example output
      PING 10.128.2.55 (10.128.2.55) 56(84) bytes of data.

--- 10.128.2.55 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 2041ms

    3. Ping the IP address saved in the POD_IP shell environment variable from the pod named client in the verify-audit-logging namespace and confirm that all packets are allowed:

      $ oc exec -it client -n verify-audit-logging -- /bin/ping -c 2 $POD_IP
      Example output
      PING 10.128.0.86 (10.128.0.86) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.128.0.86: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=2.21 ms
64 bytes from 10.128.0.86: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.440 ms

--- 10.128.0.86 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1001ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.440/1.329/2.219/0.890 ms

  5. Display the latest entries in the network policy audit log:

    $ for pod in $(oc get pods -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes -l app=ovnkube-node --no-headers=true | awk '{ print $1 }') ; do
    oc exec -it $pod -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes -- tail -4 /var/log/ovn/acl-audit-log.log
  done
    Example output
    2023-11-02T16:28:54.139Z|00004|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:Ingress", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:01,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.131.0.39,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=62,nw_frag=no,tp_src=58496,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2023-11-02T16:28:55.187Z|00005|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:Ingress", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:01,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.131.0.39,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=62,nw_frag=no,tp_src=58496,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2023-11-02T16:28:57.235Z|00006|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:Ingress", verdict=drop, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: tcp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:01,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.131.0.39,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=62,nw_frag=no,tp_src=58496,tp_dst=8080,tcp_flags=syn
2023-11-02T16:49:57.909Z|00028|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:allow-from-same-namespace:Egress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: icmp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:22,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.129.2.34,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0
2023-11-02T16:49:57.909Z|00029|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:allow-from-same-namespace:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: icmp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:22,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.129.2.34,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0
2023-11-02T16:49:58.932Z|00030|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:allow-from-same-namespace:Egress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: icmp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:22,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.129.2.34,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0
2023-11-02T16:49:58.932Z|00031|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:allow-from-same-namespace:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: icmp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:22,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.129.2.34,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0

Enabling egress firewall and network policy audit logging for a namespace

As a cluster administrator, you can enable audit logging for a namespace.

Prerequisites

  • Install the OpenShift CLI (oc).

  • Log in to the cluster with a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

  • To enable audit logging for a namespace, enter the following command:

    $ oc annotate namespace <namespace> \
  k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging='{ "deny": "alert", "allow": "notice" }'

    where:

    <namespace>

    Specifies the name of the namespace.

    You can alternatively apply the following YAML to enable audit logging:

    kind: Namespace
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: <namespace>
  annotations:
    k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging: |-
      {
        "deny": "alert",
        "allow": "notice"
      }
    Example output
    namespace/verify-audit-logging annotated
Verification

  • Display the latest entries in the audit log:

    $ for pod in $(oc get pods -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes -l app=ovnkube-node --no-headers=true | awk '{ print $1 }') ; do
    oc exec -it $pod -n openshift-ovn-kubernetes -- tail -4 /var/log/ovn/acl-audit-log.log
  done
    Example output
    2023-11-02T16:49:57.909Z|00028|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:allow-from-same-namespace:Egress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: icmp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:22,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.129.2.34,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0
2023-11-02T16:49:57.909Z|00029|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:allow-from-same-namespace:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: icmp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:22,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.129.2.34,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0
2023-11-02T16:49:58.932Z|00030|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:allow-from-same-namespace:Egress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=from-lport: icmp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:22,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.129.2.34,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0
2023-11-02T16:49:58.932Z|00031|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|INFO|name="NP:verify-audit-logging:allow-from-same-namespace:Ingress:0", verdict=allow, severity=alert, direction=to-lport: icmp,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=0a:58:0a:81:02:22,dl_dst=0a:58:0a:81:02:23,nw_src=10.129.2.34,nw_dst=10.129.2.35,nw_tos=0,nw_ecn=0,nw_ttl=64,nw_frag=no,icmp_type=8,icmp_code=0

Disabling egress firewall and network policy audit logging for a namespace

As a cluster administrator, you can disable audit logging for a namespace.

Prerequisites

  • Install the OpenShift CLI (oc).

  • Log in to the cluster with a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

  • To disable audit logging for a namespace, enter the following command:

    $ oc annotate --overwrite namespace <namespace> k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging-

    where:

    <namespace>

    Specifies the name of the namespace.

    You can alternatively apply the following YAML to disable audit logging:

    kind: Namespace
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: <namespace>
  annotations:
    k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging: null
    Example output
    namespace/verify-audit-logging annotated

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