Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now adds audit logs for data plane APIs
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This article announces that Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now supports detailed audit logging of data plane API requests through AWS CloudTrail.
- Track user activities including authorization attempts, index modifications, and search queries
- Configure CloudTrail filters with read-only and write-only options for collections
- Use advanced event selectors for granular control over logged data events
- Audit logs delivered to Amazon S3 and optionally to CloudWatch Events
- Continuous streaming with no additional customer action required
- Helps meet compliance regulations and improve security posture
This feature provides comprehensive audit trails for OpenSearch Serverless, enabling security teams to monitor data access and respond to events in real-time.
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