An AccessKey pair consists of an AccessKey ID and an AccessKey secret, which are used to identify a user and verify the key of the user. If the AccessKey pair is disclosed, your resources become at risk. ActionTrail helps you monitor AccessKey pair-related events. This way, you can respond to the abnormal use of AccessKey pairs with high efficiency.
Prerequisites
Simple Log Service is activated.
If Simple Log Service is not activated, log on to the Simple Log Service console and follow the on-screen instructions to activate the service.
Background information
You can use ActionTrail to query AccessKey pair-related events. You can also deliver events to Simple Log Service and configure alert rules to monitor the use of AccessKey pairs.
Query AccessKey pair-related events that are generated in the last 90 days: On the Event Query page of the ActionTrail console, select AccessKey ID from the drop-down list to query AccessKey pair-related events that are generated in the last 90 days. For more information, see Query events in the ActionTrail console.
Query AccessKey pair-related events that are generated 90 days ago: Perform the steps described in this topic to query AccessKey pair-related events that are generated 90 days ago and configure alert rules to monitor the use of AccessKey pairs.
Step 1: Create a trail
This section describes how to create a single-account trail to deliver events to Simple Log Service.
Log on to the ActionTrail console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Trails.
In the top navigation bar, select the region where you want to create a single-account trail.
NoteThe region that you select becomes the home region of the trail that you want to create.
On the Trails page, click Create Trail.
On the Create Trail page, configure the parameters.
In the Basic Information section, configure the basic information about the trail.
Parameter
Description
Trail Name
The name of the trail. The name must be unique within your Alibaba Cloud account.
Log Events
The type of events that you want to deliver. Set the Management Event parameter to All.
In the Event Delivery section, configure parameters to deliver events to a new project within the current account. You must select the region of the Logstore and enter the name of the new project.
Click Confirm.
Step 2: Query events and configure an alert rule to monitor the use of AccessKey pairs in Simple Log Service
In the ActionTrail console, click Trails.
Find the required trail, move the pointer over SLS or SLS & OSS in the Storage Service column, and then click the name of the Logstore.
In the upper-right corner of the page, click Last 15 Minutes and specify a time range.
In the search box, enter a query statement in the
event.userIdentity.accessKeyId: "<YourAccessKeyId>" | select count(1) as use_ak_<YourAccessKeyId>format. Then, click Search & Analyze.NoteReplace with your AccessKey ID.Click Save Search or Save as Alert.
Save Search: In the upper-right corner of the page, click the
icon. Then, configure Saved Search Name and click OK. NoteAfter you save the query, you can select it in the Simple Log Service console to initiate the query.
For more information, see Saved search.
Save as Alert: Click the
icon in the upper-right corner of the page. In the Alert Monitoring Rule panel, configure the parameters and click OK. For more information, see Configure an alert rule.
NoteAfter you configure the alert rule, you can receive an alert notification when the alert is triggered. For example, Simple Log Service checks the use of your
AccessKey IDevery 5 minutes based on the alert rule that is shown in the preceding figure. If your AccessKey ID is used in the last 5 minutes, Simple Log Service generates an alert.
What to do next
You can manage the saved queries and alert rules in the Simple Log Service console.
