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api /sys/audit - HTTP API <tt>/sys/audit</tt> api-http-system-audit/ The `/sys/audit` endpoint is used to enable and disable audit devices.

/sys/audit

The /sys/audit endpoint is used to list, enable, and disable audit devices. Audit devices must be enabled before use, and more than one device may be enabled at a time.

List Enabled Audit Devices

This endpoint lists only the enabled audit devices (it does not list all available audit devices).

  • sudo required  This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.
Method Path Produces
GET /sys/audit 200 application/json

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/audit

Sample Response

{
  "file": {
    "type": "file",
    "description": "Store logs in a file",
    "options": {
      "file_path": "/var/log/vault.log"
    }
  }
}

Enable Audit Device

This endpoint enables a new audit device at the supplied path. The path can be a single word name or a more complex, nested path.

  • sudo required  This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.
Method Path Produces
PUT /sys/audit/:path 204 (empty body)

Parameters

  • path (string: <required>)  Specifies the path in which to enable the audit device. This is part of the request URL.

  • description (string: "")  Specifies a human-friendly description of the audit device.

  • options (map<string|string>: nil)  Specifies configuration options to pass to the audit device itself. This is dependent on the audit device type.

  • type (string: <required>)  Specifies the type of the audit device.

Additionally, the following options are allowed in Vault open-source, but relevant functionality is only supported in Vault Enterprise:

  • local (bool: false) Specifies if the audit device is a local only. Local audit devices are not replicated nor (if a secondary) removed by replication.

Sample Payload

{
  "type": "file",
  "options": {
    "file_path": "/var/log/vault/log"
  }
}

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request PUT \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/audit/example-audit

Disable Audit Device

This endpoint disables the audit device at the given path.

  • sudo required  This endpoint requires sudo capability in addition to any path-specific capabilities.
Method Path Produces
DELETE /sys/audit/:path 204 (empty body)

Parameters

  • path (string: <required>)  Specifies the path of the audit device to delete. This is part of the request URL.

Sample Request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/audit/example-audit