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[role="xpack"]
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[[enable-audit-logging]]
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== Enable audit logging
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You can log security-related events such as authentication failures and refused connections
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to monitor your cluster for suspicious activity (including data access authorization and user
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security configuration changes).
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Audit logging also provides forensic evidence in the event of an attack.
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[IMPORTANT]
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Audit logs are **disabled** by default. You must explicitly enable audit logging.
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============================================================================
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TIP: Audit logs are only available on certain subscription levels.
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For more information, see {subscriptions}.
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--
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To enable audit logging:
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. Set `xpack.security.audit.enabled` to `true` in `elasticsearch.yml`.
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. Restart {es}.
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When audit logging is enabled, <<audit-event-types, security events>> are persisted to
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a dedicated `<clustername>_audit.json` file on the host's file system, on every cluster node.
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For more information, see <<audit-log-output>>.
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You can configure additional options to control what events are logged and
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what information is included in the audit log.
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For more information, see <<auditing-settings>>.
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