Amazon CloudWatch GetMetricData API now supports AWS CloudTrail data event logging
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The article discusses a new feature in Amazon CloudWatch that enables logging of AWS CloudTrail data events for GetMetricData and GetMetricWidgetImage APIs.
Specifically, the article covers:
- CloudWatch now supports AWS CloudTrail data event logging for GetMetricData and GetMetricWidgetImage APIs
- This provides greater visibility into metric retrieval activity from an AWS account for security and troubleshooting
- CloudTrail captures API requests, IP address, requester identity, date/time for these APIs
- Logging these APIs with CloudTrail enables operational auditing, governance, and compliance
- The feature is available in all AWS commercial regions, with charges per CloudTrail pricing
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