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Enable Account Auditing with AWS CloudTrail
In this lab, you’ll set up AWS CloudTrail to capture and review account activity. You’ll create a CloudTrail trail, configure log storage in S3, generate a management event by modifying an S3 bucket, and then use CloudTrail Event History to locate and inspect the recorded event.
Lab Info
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Challenge
Create and configure an AWS CloudTrail trail to capture managed events
- Create a new CloudTrail trail.
- Create an S3 bucket to store CloudTrail logs.
- Create a CloudWatch log group to store CloudTrail events.
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Challenge
Generate management events by modifying the S3 bucket and re-authenticating
- Locate the pre-created S3 bucket in the S3 console.
- Enable versioning on the bucket to trigger a
PutBucketVersioningmanagement event. - Confirm that the bucket’s versioning status has changed to “Enabled”.
- Sign out of the AWS Console and sign back in to generate a
ConsoleLoginevent.
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Challenge
Locate and inspect the recorded event in CloudTrail Event History
- Navigate to the CloudTrail Event History console.
- Filter or search for the PutBucketVersioning event related to the bucket modification.
- Filter or search for the ConsoleLogin event that corresponds to your console sign-in.
- Review and confirm that both events reflect the actions performed during the lab session.
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