With ecAudit you get auditing and query logger functionality for Apache Cassandra 3.0, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0.
Features include:
- Detailed audit records for CQL operations and login attempts
- Customizable audit record format
- Obfuscation of sensitive password information
- Powerful filtering with centralized or local whitelists
- Logger backends with SLF4J/Logback or Chronicle
Example of audit records created by ecAudit:
15:42:41.644 - client:'127.0.0.1'|user:'cassandra'|status:'ATTEMPT'|operation:'INSERT INTO ecks.ectbl (partk, clustk, value) VALUES (?, ?, ?)[1, '1', 'valid']'
15:42:41.646 - client:'127.0.0.1'|user:'cassandra'|status:'ATTEMPT'|operation:'SELECT * FROM ecks.ectbl WHERE partk = ?[1]'
15:42:41.650 - client:'127.0.0.1'|user:'cassandra'|status:'ATTEMPT'|operation:'DELETE FROM ecks.ectbl WHERE partk = ?[1]'
15:42:41.651 - client:'127.0.0.1'|user:'cassandra'|status:'ATTEMPT'|operation:'INSERT INTO ecks.ectbl (partk, clustk, value) VALUES (?, ?, ?)[2, '2', 'valid']'
15:42:41.653 - client:'127.0.0.1'|user:'cassandra'|status:'ATTEMPT'|operation:'SELECT * FROM ecks.ectbl WHERE partk = ?[2]'
15:42:41.655 - client:'127.0.0.1'|user:'cassandra'|status:'ATTEMPT'|operation:'DELETE FROM ecks.ectbl WHERE partk = ?[2]'
Checkout the detailed description for a more comprehensive list of features, limitations and operational impact.
ecAudit integrates with Apache Cassandra using its existing plug-in points.
Official releases of ecAudit can be downloaded from Maven Central. Get the ecAudit flavor for your Cassandra version.
For a detailed description of compatible Cassandra versions, refer to the Cassandra Compatibility Matrix.
The following flavors of ecAudit are in maintenance mode and will get critical fixes, but no new features.
The following flavors of ecAudit are no longer maintained.
Install and configure ecAudit using the setup guide for your Cassandra version.
- ecAudit Setup Guide for Cassandra 5.0.<latest>
- ecAudit Setup Guide for Cassandra 4.1.<latest>
- ecAudit Setup Guide for Cassandra 4.0.<latest>
- ecAudit Setup Guide for Cassandra 3.11.<latest>
- ecAudit Setup Guide for Cassandra 3.0.<latest>
Upgrade ecAudit using then upgrade guide for your Cassandra version
- ecAudit Upgrade Guide for Cassandra 5.0.<latest>
- ecAudit Upgrade Guide for Cassandra 4.1.<latest>
- ecAudit Upgrade Guide for Cassandra 4.0.<latest>
- ecAudit Upgrade Guide for Cassandra 3.11.<latest>
- ecAudit Upgrade Guide for Cassandra 3.0.<latest>
Report an issue if you're having trouble to use ecAudit or have an idea for an improvement.
Want to contribute to ecAudit? Check out our contribution guide.
The following developers have contributed to the ecAudit project:
- Per Otterström
- Tobias Eriksson
- Laxmikant Upadhyay
- Anuj Wadhera
- Marcus Olsson
- Ted Petersson
- Pushpendra Rajpoot
- Tommy Stendahl
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