AWS Config Rule: OpenSearch Audit Logging Enabled

OPENSEARCH_AUDIT_LOGGING_ENABLED

Eduardo Van Cauteren

Last Update 6 months ago

Description: Checks if Amazon OpenSearch Service domains have audit logging enabled. The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if an OpenSearch Service domain does not have audit logging enabled.


Trigger type: Configuration changes


AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Africa (Cape Town), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Europe (Milan), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Israel (Tel Aviv), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region


How to Resolve Manually

This Config Rule will be marked as non-compliant if any of your OpenSearch Domains have the audit logs disabled. In order to resolve this manually, you will need to first head over to the Amazon OpenSearch Service within your AWS Console. Ensure to select the correct region for where your OpenSearch domain is located.

Once there, choose the resource you want to enable the logs for and then enable Audit logs from the Logs tab. You can use the following screenshot as reference:


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