Ensure Log Service is set to 'Enabled' on Kubernetes Engine Clusters

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Description

Log Service is a complete real-time data logging service on Alibaba Cloud to support collection, shipping, search, storage and analysis for logs. It includes a user interface to call the Log Viewer and an API to management logs pragmatically. By enabling you will have container and system logs, Kubernetes Engine deploys a per-node logging agent that reads container logs, adds helpful metadata, and then stores them. Reported as a manual review item: the benchmark audit needs console review or organisational judgement.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

Using the management console: 1. Logon to ACK console 2. Select the target cluster and click its name into cluster detail page 3. Select Cluster Auditing on the left column and check if audit page shown Expected state: Using the management console: 1. Logon to ACK console 2. Click Create Kubernetes Cluster and set Enable Log Service to Enabled when creating cluster

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Using the management console: 1. Logon to ACK console 2. Click Create Kubernetes Cluster and set Enable Log Service to Enabled when creating cluster

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: alibabaack
Reference: CIS Alibaba Cloud Foundation Benchmark v2.0.1 - 7.1 Ensure Log Service is set to 'Enabled' on Kubernetes Engine Clusters