Tencent Cloud provides database audit capabilities for TencentDB for MySQL, which can record accesses to databases and executions of SQL statements to help you manage risks and improve the database security.
Note:
Database Audit currently supports TencentDB for MySQL 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0 (two-node and three-node) instances but not TencentDB for MySQL 5.5 or single-node instances.
Creating Audit Rule
1. Log in to the TencentDB for MySQL console, select Database Audit on the left sidebar, select a region at the top, and click the Audit Rule tab.
2. On the Audit Rule tab, click Create Rule.
3. On the Create Audit Rule page, enter the rule name and description and click Next.
4. On the Set Parameters page, select the required audit mode and parameters and click Save.
Note:
After the rule is created successfully, it must be associated with an audit policy before it can take effect.
For use instructions of SQL audit rules, see SQL Audit Rule.
Enabling SQL Audit Service
1. Log in to the TencentDB for MySQL console, select Database Audit on the left sidebar, select a region at the top, click the Audit Instance tab, and click Disabled to filter instances whose audit is disabled.
Note:
Alternatively, in Audit Instance on the Audit Log tab, directly search for instances whose audit is disabled and then enable audit.
2. On the Audit Instance tab, click the ID of the target instance to enter the enablement page, indicate your consent to the agreement, and click Next.
3. On the Configure SQL Audit page, select the audit log retention period and click Next.
Note:
You can select 7 days, 30 days, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or 5 years as the audit log retention period. You can also modify it in the console after enabling audit. For more information, see Modifying Log Retention Period.
In order to meet the security compliance requirements for the retention period of SQL logs, we recommend you select 180 days or above.
4. On the Create a Policy page, set the policy name, select a created audit rule, and click Create a Policy.
Creating Audit Policy
1. Log in to the TencentDB for MySQL console, select Database Audit on the left sidebar, select a region at the top, and click the Audit Policy tab.
2. On the Audit Policy tab, click Create Policy.
3. In the pop-up window, set the policy name, select a created audit rule, and click OK.
Viewing Audit Log
After enabling audit, you can view SQL audit logs on the Audit Log tab. For more information, see Viewing Audit Log.
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