WizTelemetry Auditing

Overview

WizTelemetry Auditing is an extension component in the KubeSphere Observability Platform for Kubernetes and KubeSphere audit event collection, processing, and storage.

When to Use

• Installing or configuring the WizTelemetry Auditing extension
• Understanding audit event collection architecture
• Using the audit query API to query audit events

Components

Component	Description	Default Enabled
kube-auditing	Kubernetes audit event collection and export	true

Dependencies

• WizTelemetry Platform Service (whizard-telemetry): Required
• WizTelemetry Data Pipeline (vector): Required

Installation

Prerequisites

REQUIRED: Complete all steps in order before generating InstallPlan.

Step 1: Get Available Clusters and Confirm Target

⚠️ CRITICAL: DO NOT proceed until target clusters are determined.

Step 1.1: Get available clusters

kubectl get clusters -o jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}'

Step 1.2: Determine target clusters

• If user explicitly specified target clusters in the request → Use those clusters directly, proceed to Step 2
• If user did NOT specify target clusters → Ask user to confirm which clusters to deploy to, then proceed to Step 2

Ask user (if not specified):

Available clusters: host, dev
Which clusters do you want to deploy WizTelemetry Auditing to?

Step 2: Get Latest Version (if not provided by user)

MUST do this to get the latest version:

kubectl get extensionversions -l kubesphere.io/extension-ref=whizard-auditing -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.spec.version}{"\n"}{end}' | sort -V | tail -1

This outputs the latest version (e.g., 1.4.0). Note this down - you'll use it in the InstallPlan.

Install WizTelemetry Auditing

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Complete prerequisite steps BEFORE this step.

Based on your selections:

• Target clusters: User-confirmed cluster names

⚠️ CRITICAL: InstallPlan metadata.name MUST be whizard-auditing. DO NOT use any other name.

⚠️ CRITICAL: config field is YAML format. You MUST:

• Use the config structure exactly as shown in the template
• DO NOT add configuration fields that are not shown in the template
• DO NOT modify the structure or hierarchy

⚠️ CRITICAL: All placeholders MUST be replaced with actual values. DO NOT leave them as placeholders.

Template

apiVersion: kubesphere.io/v1alpha1
kind: InstallPlan
metadata:
  name: whizard-auditing
spec:
  extension:
    name: whizard-auditing
    version: <VERSION>  # From Step 2
  enabled: true
  upgradeStrategy: Manual
  clusterScheduling:
    placement:
      clusters:
        - <TARGET_CLUSTERS>

Replace placeholders:

• <VERSION>: From Step 2 (e.g., 1.4.0)
• <TARGET_CLUSTERS>: User-confirmed cluster names

Note: OpenSearch sink configuration (endpoints, auth) is provided by the vector extension. Make sure vector is installed and configured with OpenSearch before installing auditing.

Enable Doris Sink

To enable Doris sink for audit storage:

apiVersion: kubesphere.io/v1alpha1
kind: InstallPlan
metadata:
  name: whizard-auditing
spec:
  extension:
    name: whizard-auditing
    version: <VERSION>  # From Step 2
  enabled: true
  upgradeStrategy: Manual
  config: |
    kube-auditing:
      sinks:
        opensearch:
          enabled: true
          index:
            prefix: "{{ .cluster }}-auditing"
            timestring: "%Y.%m.%d"
        doris:
          enabled: true
          fe: <DORIS_FE>
          be: <DORIS_BE>
          table:
            partitionUnit: DAY
            retentionPartition: 7
            replicationNum: 2
  clusterScheduling:
    placement:
      clusters:
        - <TARGET_CLUSTERS>

Enable ISM Policy

apiVersion: kubesphere.io/v1alpha1
kind: InstallPlan
metadata:
  name: whizard-auditing
spec:
  extension:
    name: whizard-auditing
    version: <VERSION>  # From Step 2
  enabled: true
  upgradeStrategy: Manual
  config: |
    kube-auditing:
      sinks:
        opensearch:
          enabled: true
          index:
            prefix: "{{ .cluster }}-auditing"
            timestring: "%Y.%m.%d"
      ism_policy:
        enable: true
        min_index_age: "7d"
  clusterScheduling:
    placement:
      clusters:
        - <TARGET_CLUSTERS>

Configuration Parameters

OpenSearch Sink Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
kube-auditing.sinks.opensearch.enabled	bool	true	Enable OpenSearch sink
kube-auditing.sinks.opensearch.index.prefix	string	"{{ .cluster }}-auditing"	Index prefix
kube-auditing.sinks.opensearch.index.timestring	string	"%Y.%m.%d"	Index time format

Doris Sink Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
kube-auditing.sinks.doris.enabled	bool	false	Enable Doris sink
kube-auditing.sinks.doris.fe	string	""	Doris Frontend address
kube-auditing.sinks.doris.be	string	""	Doris Backend address
kube-auditing.sinks.doris.table.partitionUnit	string	DAY	Partition unit
kube-auditing.sinks.doris.table.retentionPartition	int	7	Retention partition
kube-auditing.sinks.doris.table.replicationNum	int	2	Replication number

ISM Policy Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
kube-auditing.ism_policy.enable	bool	false	Enable Index State Management policy
kube-auditing.ism_policy.min_index_age	string	"7d"	Minimum index retention period

Audit Query API

Query Audit Events

curl -X GET "http://whizard-telemetry-apiserver.extension-whizard-telemetry.svc:80/kapis/logging.kubesphere.io/v1alpha2/auditing?operation=query&sort=desc&size=10&cluster=host" \
  -H "X-Remote-User: admin"

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
operation	string	query	Operation type: query/statistics/histogram/export
workspace_filter	string		Comma-separated list of workspaces
workspace_search	string		Fuzzy match workspace names
objectref_namespace_filter	string		Comma-separated list of namespaces (ObjectRef.Namespace)
objectref_namespace_search	string		Fuzzy match namespace names
objectref_name_filter	string		Comma-separated list of object names
objectref_name_search	string		Fuzzy match object names
level_filter	string		Audit level: Metadata/Request/RequestResponse
verb_filter	string		Comma-separated list of verbs (create, update, delete, etc.)
user_filter	string		Comma-separated list of users
user_search	string		Fuzzy match username
group_search	string		Fuzzy match user groups
source_ip_search	string		Fuzzy match source IPs
objectref_resource_filter	string		Comma-separated list of resources
objectref_subresource_filter	string		Comma-separated list of subresources
response_code_filter	string		Comma-separated list of response codes
response_status_filter	string		Comma-separated list of response statuses
start_time	string		Start time (seconds since epoch)
end_time	string		End time (seconds since epoch)
interval	string	15m	Time interval for histogram
sort	string	desc	Sort order: asc/desc
from	int	0	Offset
size	int	10	Number of results
cluster	string	host	Cluster name

Extension Operations

Check Extension Status

kubectl get installplan whizard-auditing
kubectl get extensionversions -l kubesphere.io/extension-ref=whizard-auditing

Uninstall Extension

Uninstall from all clusters:

kubectl delete installplan whizard-auditing

Uninstall from specific cluster:

To remove WizTelemetry Auditing from a specific cluster, update the InstallPlan by removing that cluster from clusterScheduling.placement.clusters:

apiVersion: kubesphere.io/v1alpha1
kind: InstallPlan
metadata:
  name: whizard-auditing
spec:
  extension:
    name: whizard-auditing
    version: <VERSION>
  enabled: true
  upgradeStrategy: Manual
  clusterScheduling:
    placement:
      clusters:
        - <REMAINING_CLUSTERS>  # Remove the cluster you want to uninstall from