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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.

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

Audit configuration​

Audit logging configuration in OpenShift Container Platform is defined in the policyAuditConfig section of the cluster Network custom resource for OVN-Kubernetes. You can review these default settings to plan log destinations, file size limits, and rate limits before you enable logging.

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.

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​

By default, the Cluster Network Operator (CNO) sets and manages the default network policy audit log settings cluster-wide through the Network.operator.openshift.io custom resource (CR).

You can enable network policy audit logging in OpenShift Container Platform by annotating namespaces with the k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging key and configuring log destinations for the OVN-Kubernetes plugin.

You can also 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.

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A network policy does not support setting the Pass action set as a rule.

The ACL-logging implementation logs access control list (ACL) events for a network. You can view these logs to analyze any potential security issues.

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

To view the default ACL logging configuration values, see the policyAuditConfig object in the cluster-network-03-config.yml file. If required, you can change the ACL logging configuration values for log file parameters in this file.

The logging message format is compatible with syslog as defined by RFC5424. The syslog facility is configurable and defaults to local0. The following example shows key parameters and their values outputted in a log message:

Example logging message that outputs parameters and their values
<timestamp>|<message_serial>|acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0)|<severity>|name="<acl_name>", verdict="<verdict>", severity="<severity>", direction="<direction>": <flow>

Where:

  • <timestamp> states the time and date for the creation of a log message.
  • <message_serial> lists the serial number for a log message.
  • acl_log(ovn_pinctrl0) is a literal string that prints the location of the log message in the OVN-Kubernetes plugin.
  • <severity> sets the severity level for a log message. If you enable audit logging that supports allow and deny tasks then two severity levels show in the log message output.
  • <name> states the name of the ACL-logging implementation in the OVN Network Bridging Database (nbdb) that was created by the network policy.
  • <verdict> can be either allow or drop.
  • <direction> can be either to-lport or from-lport to indicate that the policy was applied to traffic going to or away from a pod.
  • <flow> shows packet information in a format equivalent to the OpenFlow protocol. This parameter comprises Open vSwitch (OVS) fields.

The following example shows OVS fields that the flow parameter uses to extract packet information from system memory:

Example of OVS fields used by the flow parameter to extract packet information
<proto>,vlan_tci=0x0000,dl_src=<src_mac>,dl_dst=<source_mac>,nw_src=<source_ip>,nw_dst=<target_ip>,nw_tos=<tos_dscp>,nw_ecn=<tos_ecn>,nw_ttl=<ip_ttl>,nw_frag=<fragment>,tp_src=<tcp_src_port>,tp_dst=<tcp_dst_port>,tcp_flags=<tcp_flags>

Where:

  • <proto> states the protocol. Valid values are tcp and udp.
  • vlan_tci=0x0000 states the VLAN header as 0 because a VLAN ID is not set for internal pod network traffic.
  • <src_mac> specifies the source for the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
  • <source_mac> specifies the destination for the MAC address.
  • <source_ip> lists the source IP address
  • <target_ip> lists the target IP address.
  • <tos_dscp> states Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) values to classify and prioritize certain network traffic over other traffic.
  • <tos_ecn> states Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) values that indicate any congested traffic in your network.
  • <ip_ttl> states the Time To Live (TTP) information for an packet.
  • <fragment> specifies what type of IP fragments or IP non-fragments to match.
  • <tcp_src_port> shows the source for the port for TCP and UDP protocols.
  • <tcp_dst_port> lists the destination port for TCP and UDP protocols.
  • <tcp_flags> supports numerous flags such as SYN, ACK, PSH and so on. If you need to set multiple values then each value is separated by a vertical bar (|). The UDP protocol does not support this parameter.
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For more information about the previous field descriptions, go to the OVS manual page for ovs-fields.

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:

**Audit logging namespace annotation for **k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging

Field Description
deny Blocks namespace access to any traffic that matches an ACL rule with the deny action. The field supports alert, warning, notice, info, or debug values.
allow Permits namespace access to any traffic that matches an ACL rule with the allow action. The field supports alert, warning, notice, info, or debug values.
pass A pass action applies to an admin network policy's ACL rule. A pass action allows either the network policy in the namespace or the baseline admin network policy rule to evaluate all incoming and outgoing traffic. A network policy does not support a pass action.

Additional resources

AdminNetworkPolicy audit logging​

You can enable audit logging for individual AdminNetworkPolicy custom resources in OpenShift Container Platform by annotating each policy with the k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging key. Use the resulting logs to verify how Allow, Deny, and Pass rules affect traffic between namespaces.

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.

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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-securityto 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:

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​

You can enable audit logging for BaselineAdminNetworkPolicy custom resources in OpenShift Container Platform by annotating each policy with the k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging key.

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:

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.

Configure egress firewall and network policy auditing for a cluster​

To customize egress firewall and network policy audit logging in OpenShift Container Platform, you can configure the policyAuditConfig section in the cluster Network custom resource. Adjust log destination, file size, and rate limits to control how ACL events are recorded.

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
    tip

    You can also 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

      Successful output lists the namespace with the network policy and the created status.

    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

    Successful output lists the two pods, such as pod/client and pod/server, and the created status.

  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 an earlier command from the pod named client in the default namespace and confirm the 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. From the client pod in the verify-audit-logging namespace, ping the IP address stored in the POD_IP shell environment variable and confirm the system allows all packets.

      $ 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 -c ovn-acl-logging -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

Enable egress firewall and network policy audit logging for a namespace​

To enable egress firewall and network policy audit logging for a namespace in OpenShift Container Platform, you can add the k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging annotation with the oc annotate command. You can also apply a namespace YAML file that sets Allow and Deny log severity levels.

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.
    tip

    You can also 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"
          }

    Successful output lists the audit logging name and the annotated status.

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 -c ovn-acl-logging -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

Disable egress firewall and network policy audit logging for a namespace​

To disable egress firewall and network policy audit logging for a namespace in OpenShift Container Platform, you can remove the k8s.ovn.org/acl-logging annotation with the oc annotate command. You can also apply a namespace YAML file that sets the annotation to null.

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.
    tip

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

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

    Successful output lists the audit logging name and the annotated status.

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