Stream audit logs to Kafka#
The following is a sample Logstash pipeline for streaming Intelligence Center audit trail logs to Kafka.
# Optional pipeline used to read data from Elasticsearch audit index and publish to a Kafka topic.
# To enable this pipeline, drop this file into Logstash pipelines directory. For more details about where
# pipeline configuration files live check this out https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/7.17/dir-layout.html
# Configuration:
# - Make sure you've set "KAFKA_HOSTS" environment variable. You should set this in the following file
# /etc/systemd/system/logstash.service.d/20-eclecticiq-env-vars.conf
input {
elasticsearch {
docinfo => true
docinfo_target => "[@metadata][doc_meta]"
# "hosts" can be an array of hosts or a single host.
hosts => "${ES_HOST}:${ES_PORT}"
index => "audit*"
query => '{"query": {"bool": {"must_not": [{"match": {"sent_to_kafka": "true"}}]}}, "sort": {"timestamp": "asc"}}'
# run every 10 minutes
schedule => "*/10 * * * *"
type => audit_kafka
}
}
filter {
# add the input source to @metadata if it's not set yet
if ![@metadata][source] {
mutate {
add_field => {"[@metadata][source]" => "%{[type]}"}
}
}
# To avoid processing the same document multiple times the following strategy is used:
# 1. Clone the current event. Then we'll have 2 events instead of 1.
# 2. For the clone event (type => es) add a new field "sent_to_kafka => true"
# 3. Drop useless fields added by Logstash from both events (@version, @timestamp, type, tags)
# 4. Update the document within ES using the event with "sent_to_kafka" field.
# 5. Send the original event to Kafka.
# apply filters for audit events only
if [@metadata][source] == "audit_kafka" {
clone {
clones => ["es"]
ecs_compatibility => disabled
}
if [type] == "es" {
mutate {
add_field => {"sent_to_kafka" => true}
}
}
mutate {
remove_field => ["@version", "@timestamp", "type", "tags", "sent_to_es", "sent_to_splunk"]
}
}
}
output {
if [@metadata][source] == "audit_kafka" {
if [sent_to_kafka] == "true" {
# update documents in ES, marking it as processed
elasticsearch {
hosts => "${ES_HOST}:${ES_PORT}"
index => "%{[@metadata][doc_meta][_index]}"
action => update
document_id => "%{[@metadata][doc_meta][_id]}"
}
}
else {
kafka {
codec => json
topic_id => "eclecticiq_audit"
# bootstrap_servers is a comma-separated list of hosts.
# e.g.: host1:port1,host2:port2
bootstrap_servers => "${KAFKA_HOSTS}"
}
}
}
}