Certificate Authority Service audit logging

This document describes audit logging for Certificate Authority Service. Google Cloud services generate audit logs that record administrative and access activities within your Google Cloud resources. For more information about Cloud Audit Logs, see the following:

Service name

Certificate Authority Service audit logs use the service name privateca.googleapis.com. Filter for this service: 

    protoPayload.serviceName="privateca.googleapis.com"

Methods by permission type

Each IAM permission has a type property, whose value is an enum that can be one of four values: ADMIN_READ, ADMIN_WRITE, DATA_READ, or DATA_WRITE. When you call a method, Certificate Authority Service generates an audit log whose category is dependent on the type property of the permission required to perform the method. Methods that require an IAM permission with the type property value of DATA_READ, DATA_WRITE, or ADMIN_READ generate Data Access audit logs. Methods that require an IAM permission with the type property value of ADMIN_WRITE generate Admin Activity audit logs.

Permission type Methods
ADMIN_READ GetIamPolicy
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.FetchCaCerts
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.FetchCertificateAuthorityCsr
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCaPool
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateAuthority
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateTemplate
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCaPools
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateAuthorities
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateTemplates
google.longrunning.Operations.GetOperation
google.longrunning.Operations.ListOperations
ADMIN_WRITE SetIamPolicy
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ActivateCertificateAuthority
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCaPool
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificateAuthority
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificateTemplate
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCaPool
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCertificateAuthority
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCertificateTemplate
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DisableCertificateAuthority
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.EnableCertificateAuthority
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UndeleteCertificateAuthority
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCaPool
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateAuthority
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateTemplate
google.longrunning.Operations.CancelOperation
google.longrunning.Operations.DeleteOperation
DATA_READ google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificate
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateRevocationList
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateRevocationLists
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificates
DATA_WRITE google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificate
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.RevokeCertificate
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificate
google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateRevocationList

API interface audit logs

For information about how and which permissions are evaluated for each method, see the Identity and Access Management documentation for Certificate Authority Service.

google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService

The following audit logs are associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.

ActivateCertificateAuthority

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ActivateCertificateAuthority
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ActivateCertificateAuthority"

CreateCaPool

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCaPool
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.caPools.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCaPool"

CreateCertificate

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificate
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificates.create - DATA_WRITE
    • privateca.certificates.createForSelf - DATA_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificate"

CreateCertificateAuthority

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificateAuthority
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificateAuthority"

CreateCertificateTemplate

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificateTemplate
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateTemplates.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.CreateCertificateTemplate"

DeleteCaPool

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCaPool
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.caPools.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCaPool"

DeleteCertificateAuthority

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCertificateAuthority
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCertificateAuthority"

DeleteCertificateTemplate

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCertificateTemplate
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateTemplates.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DeleteCertificateTemplate"

DisableCertificateAuthority

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DisableCertificateAuthority
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.DisableCertificateAuthority"

EnableCertificateAuthority

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.EnableCertificateAuthority
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.EnableCertificateAuthority"

FetchCaCerts

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.FetchCaCerts
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.caPools.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.FetchCaCerts"

FetchCertificateAuthorityCsr

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.FetchCertificateAuthorityCsr
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.FetchCertificateAuthorityCsr"

GetCaPool

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCaPool
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.caPools.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCaPool"

GetCertificate

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificate
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificates.get - DATA_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificate"

GetCertificateAuthority

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateAuthority
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateAuthority"

GetCertificateRevocationList

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateRevocationList
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateRevocationLists.get - DATA_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateRevocationList"

GetCertificateTemplate

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateTemplate
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateTemplates.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.GetCertificateTemplate"

ListCaPools

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCaPools
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.caPools.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCaPools"

ListCertificateAuthorities

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateAuthorities
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateAuthorities"

ListCertificateRevocationLists

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateRevocationLists
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateRevocationLists.list - DATA_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateRevocationLists"

ListCertificateTemplates

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateTemplates
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateTemplates.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificateTemplates"

ListCertificates

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificates
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificates.list - DATA_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.ListCertificates"

RevokeCertificate

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.RevokeCertificate
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificates.update - DATA_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.RevokeCertificate"

UndeleteCertificateAuthority

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UndeleteCertificateAuthority
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UndeleteCertificateAuthority"

UpdateCaPool

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCaPool
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.caPools.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCaPool"

UpdateCertificate

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificate
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificates.update - DATA_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificate"

UpdateCertificateAuthority

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateAuthority
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateAuthorities.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateAuthority"

UpdateCertificateRevocationList

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateRevocationList
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateRevocationLists.update - DATA_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateRevocationList"

UpdateCertificateTemplate

  • Method: google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateTemplate
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateTemplates.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.security.privateca.v1.CertificateAuthorityService.UpdateCertificateTemplate"

google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy

The following audit logs are associated with methods belonging to google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.

GetIamPolicy

  • Method: GetIamPolicy
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.certificateRevocationLists.getIamPolicy - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="GetIamPolicy"

SetIamPolicy

  • Method: SetIamPolicy
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.caPools.setIamPolicy - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="SetIamPolicy"

google.longrunning.Operations

The following audit logs are associated with methods belonging to google.longrunning.Operations.

CancelOperation

  • Method: google.longrunning.Operations.CancelOperation
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.operations.cancel - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.longrunning.Operations.CancelOperation"

DeleteOperation

  • Method: google.longrunning.Operations.DeleteOperation
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.operations.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.longrunning.Operations.DeleteOperation"

GetOperation

  • Method: google.longrunning.Operations.GetOperation
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.operations.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.longrunning.Operations.GetOperation"

ListOperations

  • Method: google.longrunning.Operations.ListOperations
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privateca.operations.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.longrunning.Operations.ListOperations"

Methods that don't produce audit logs

A method might not produce audit logs for one or more of the following reasons:

  • It is a high volume method involving signifcant log generation and storage costs.
  • It has low auditing value.
  • Another audit or platform log already provides method coverage.

The following methods don't produce audit logs:

  • google.cloud.location.Locations.GetLocation
  • google.cloud.location.Locations.ListLocations
  • google.longrunning.Operations.WaitOperation