Domain Name System (DNS)

Domain Name System (DNS) audit logs in Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped record CoreDNS zone updates along with ManagedDNSZone and ResourceRecordSet creation events. This document lists the audited operations, metadata fields, and example JSON payloads from Kubernetes audit logs for root and organization workloads.

Workload location	Root and organization workloads
Audit log source	Kubernetes audit logs
Audited operations	Update a zone Create a ManagedDNSZone Create a ResourceRecordSet

Update a zone

Fields in the log entry that contain audit information
Audit metadata	Audit field name	Value
User or service identity	`user.username`	For example, "user":{ "username": "dns@example.com" }
Target (Fields and values that call the API)	`requestURI`	`"requestURI":"/api/v1/namespaces/dns-system/configmaps/gpc-coredns-external-zonefile"`
Action (Fields containing the performed operation)	`verb`	`"verb":"update"`
Event timestamp	`ts`	For example, `"ts":2022-11-11T22:02:02.074Z`
Source of action	`sourceIPs`	For example, `"sourceIPs":["10.142.5.147"]`
Outcome	`responseStatus.code`	For example, "responseStatus":{ "code":200 }
Other fields	`annotations` `objectRef`	For example, "annotations":{ "authorization.k8s.io/decision":"allow" }, "objectRef":{ "resourceVersion":"697063", "uid":"aed2e6f7-ca03-4bcd-9c07-167ccd4da88e", "apiVersion":"v1", "resource":"configmaps", "apiGroup":"UNKNOWN", "namespace":"dns-system", "name":"gpc-coredns-external-zonefile" }

Example log

{
  "_gdch_cluster":"root-admin",
  "_gdch_fluentbit_pod":"anthos-audit-logs-forwarder-7s769",
  "_gdch_service_name":"apiserver",
  "annotations":{
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision":"allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"dns-core-controllers-rolebinding\" of ClusterRole \"dns-core-controllers-role\" to ServiceAccount \"dns-core-controller-sa/dns-system\"",
    },
  "apiVersion":"audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "auditID":"ba0344d7-283f-4d79-aabc-e083al9b053a",
  "kind":"Event",
  "level":"Metadata",
  "objectRef":{
    "resourceVersion":"697063",
    "uid":"aed2e6f7-ca03-4bcd-9c07-167ccd4da88e",
    "apiVersion":"v1",
    "resource":"configmaps",
    "apiGroup":"UNKNOWN",
    "namespace":"dns-system",
    "name":"gpc-coredns-external-zonefile"
    },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp":"2022-11-11T22:02:02.034688Z",
  "requestURI":"/api/v1/namespaces/dns-system/configmaps/gpc-coredns-external-zonefile",
  "responseStatus":{
    "metadata":{},
    "code":200
    },
  "sourceIPs":["10.142.5.147"],
  "stage":"ResponseComplete",
  "stageTimestamp":"2022-11-11T22:02:02.045045Z",
  "ts":2022-11-11T22:02:02.074Z,
  "tsNs":1668204122074601081,
  "user":{
    "uid":"08f727c9-5e3d-403f-bf35-06ef53f9832c",
    "groups":[
      "system:serviceaccounts",
      "system:serviceaccounts:dns-system",
      "system:authenticated"
      ],
    "username": "system:serviceaccount:dns-system:dns-core-controller-sa",
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/pod-name":["dns-core-controller-58c4646858-z8kmr"],
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/pod-uid":["7cfc9b72-aacc-4e86-b43f-016498055230"]
      }
    },
  "userAgent":"controller-manager/v0.0.0 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/$Format",
  "verb":"update"
}

Create a ManagedDNSZone

Fields in the log entry that contain audit information
Audit metadata	Audit field name	Value
User or service identity	`user.username`	For example, "user":{ "username": "system:bootstrap:xqk4xc" }
Target (Fields and values that call the API)	`requestURI`	`"requestURI":"/apis/networking.global.gdc.goog/v1/namespaces/cloud-dns-2/manageddnszones?fieldManager=kubectl-create&fieldValidation=Strict"`
Action (Fields containing the performed operation)	`verb`	`"verb":"create"`
Event timestamp	`requestReceivedTimestamp`	For example, `"requestReceivedTimestamp":"2026-05-08T09:51:45.320229Z"`
Source of action	`sourceIPs`	For example, `"sourceIPs":["10.200.0.1","10.0.138.150"]`
Outcome	`responseStatus.code`	For example, "responseStatus":{ "code":201 }
Other fields	`annotations` `objectRef`	For example, "annotations":{ "authorization.k8s.io/decision":"allow", "authorization.k8s.io/reason":"RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"e2e-test\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"system:bootstrappers:gce-e2e\"", "mutation.webhook.admission.k8s.io/round_0_index_1":"{\"configuration\":\"gatekeeper-mutating-webhook-configuration\",\"webhook\":\"mutation.gatekeeper.sh\",\"mutated\":false}" }, "objectRef":{ "apiGroup":"networking.global.gdc.goog", "apiVersion":"v1", "name":"public-cf-zone-1", "namespace":"cloud-dns-2", "resource":"manageddnszones" }

Example log

{
  "_gdch_cluster": "org-1-admin",
  "_gdch_component": "user_kubectl",
  "_gdch_fluentbit_pod": "anthos-audit-logs-forwarder-ttpfw",
  "_gdch_org_id": "org-1.zone1.google.gdch.test",
  "_gdch_org_name": "org-1",
  "_gdch_zone_id": "zone1",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"e2e-test\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"system:bootstrappers:gce-e2e\"",
    "mutation.webhook.admission.k8s.io/round_0_index_1": "{\"configuration\":\"gatekeeper-mutating-webhook-configuration\",\"webhook\":\"mutation.gatekeeper.sh\",\"mutated\":false}"
  },
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "auditID": "3de6821e-4e40-4bbc-9c9c-285c59ddaa19",
  "kind": "Event",
  "level": "Request",
  "objectRef": {
    "apiGroup": "networking.global.gdc.goog",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "name": "public-cf-zone-1",
    "namespace": "cloud-dns-2",
    "resource": "manageddnszones"
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "apiVersion": "networking.global.gdc.goog/v1",
    "kind": "ManagedDNSZone",
    "metadata": {
      "creationTimestamp": null,
      "name": "public-cf-zone-1",
      "namespace": "cloud-dns-2"
    },
    "spec": {
      "description": "Public DNS zone for Cloud Foundry",
      "dnsName": "cf1.dns2",
      "visibility": "PUBLIC"
    }
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-05-08T09:51:45.320229Z",
  "requestURI": "/apis/networking.global.gdc.goog/v1/namespaces/cloud-dns-2/manageddnszones?fieldManager=kubectl-create&fieldValidation=Strict",
  "responseStatus": {
    "code": 201,
    "metadata": {}
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "10.200.0.1",
    "10.0.138.150"
  ],
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-05-08T09:51:45.528379Z",
  "user": {
    "groups": [
      "system:bootstrappers",
      "system:bootstrappers:gce-e2e",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "username": "system:bootstrap:xqk4xc"
  },
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.28.3 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/a8a1abc",
  "verb": "create"
}

Create a ResourceRecordSet

Fields in the log entry that contain audit information
Audit metadata	Audit field name	Value
User or service identity	`user.username`	For example, "user":{ "username": "system:serviceaccount:dns-system:dns-prober-sa" }
Target (Fields and values that call the API)	`requestURI`	`"requestURI":"/apis/networking.global.gdc.goog/v1/namespaces/dns-system/resourcerecordsets"`
Action (Fields containing the performed operation)	`verb`	`"verb":"create"`
Event timestamp	`requestReceivedTimestamp`	For example, `"requestReceivedTimestamp":"2026-05-08T08:48:30.748194Z"`
Source of action	`sourceIPs`	For example, `"sourceIPs":["10.0.130.26","10.0.136.209"]`
Outcome	`responseStatus.code`	For example, "responseStatus":{ "code":201 }
Other fields	`annotations` `objectRef`	For example, "annotations":{ "authorization.k8s.io/decision":"allow", "authorization.k8s.io/reason":"RBAC: allowed by RoleBinding \"dns-prober-global-prober-rolebinding/dns-system\" of Role \"dns-prober-global-prober-role\" to ServiceAccount \"dns-prober-sa/dns-system\"", "mutation.webhook.admission.k8s.io/round_0_index_0":"{\"configuration\":\"dns-managed-dns-v1-mutation\",\"webhook\":\"resourcerecordsets.networking.global.gdc.goog\",\"mutated\":true}", "mutation.webhook.admission.k8s.io/round_0_index_1":"{\"configuration\":\"gatekeeper-mutating-webhook-configuration\",\"webhook\":\"mutation.gatekeeper.sh\",\"mutated\":false}", "patch.webhook.admission.k8s.io/round_0_index_0":"{\"configuration\":\"dns-managed-dns-v1-mutation\",\"webhook\":\"resourcerecordsets.networking.global.gdc.goog\",\"patch\":[{\"op\":\"add\",\"path\":\"/metadata/creationTimestamp\",\"value\":null},{\"op\":\"add\",\"path\":\"/metadata/labels\",\"value\":{\"clouddns.private.gdc.goog/dnszone\":\"test.prober.private\"}},{\"op\":\"add\",\"path\":\"/metadata/annotations\",\"value\":{\"clouddns.private.gdc.goog/token\":\"synpi4vyatjbdwy2-a-pri\"}}],\"patchType\":\"JSONPatch\"}" }, "objectRef":{ "apiGroup":"networking.global.gdc.goog", "apiVersion":"v1", "name":"prober-test-rrs-zone1-private", "namespace":"dns-system", "resource":"resourcerecordsets" }

Example log

{
  "_gdch_cluster": "org-1-admin",
  "_gdch_component": "dns",
  "_gdch_fluentbit_pod": "anthos-audit-logs-forwarder-ggwr5",
  "_gdch_org_id": "org-1.zone1.google.gdch.test",
  "_gdch_org_name": "org-1",
  "_gdch_zone_id": "zone1",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by RoleBinding \"dns-prober-global-prober-rolebinding/dns-system\" of Role \"dns-prober-global-prober-role\" to ServiceAccount \"dns-prober-sa/dns-system\"",
    "mutation.webhook.admission.k8s.io/round_0_index_0": "{\"configuration\":\"dns-managed-dns-v1-mutation\",\"webhook\":\"resourcerecordsets.networking.global.gdc.goog\",\"mutated\":true}",
    "mutation.webhook.admission.k8s.io/round_0_index_1": "{\"configuration\":\"gatekeeper-mutating-webhook-configuration\",\"webhook\":\"mutation.gatekeeper.sh\",\"mutated\":false}",
    "patch.webhook.admission.k8s.io/round_0_index_0": "{\"configuration\":\"dns-managed-dns-v1-mutation\",\"webhook\":\"resourcerecordsets.networking.global.gdc.goog\",\"patch\":[{\"op\":\"add\",\"path\":\"/metadata/creationTimestamp\",\"value\":null},{\"op\":\"add\",\"path\":\"/metadata/labels\",\"value\":{\"clouddns.private.gdc.goog/dnszone\":\"test.prober.private\"}},{\"op\":\"add\",\"path\":\"/metadata/annotations\",\"value\":{\"clouddns.private.gdc.goog/token\":\"synpi4vyatjbdwy2-a-pri\"}}],\"patchType\":\"JSONPatch\"}"
  },
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "auditID": "12851275-a785-41fa-8e2b-8469bd9d1f65",
  "kind": "Event",
  "level": "Request",
  "objectRef": {
    "apiGroup": "networking.global.gdc.goog",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "name": "prober-test-rrs-zone1-private",
    "namespace": "dns-system",
    "resource": "resourcerecordsets"
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "apiVersion": "networking.global.gdc.goog/v1",
    "kind": "ResourceRecordSet",
    "metadata": {
      "creationTimestamp": null,
      "name": "prober-test-rrs-zone1-private",
      "namespace": "dns-system"
    },
    "spec": {
      "dnsZone": "prober-test-managed-dns-private",
      "name": "prober-test-rrs-zone1-private.test.prober.private",
      "rrData": [
        "192.168.100.100"
      ],
      "ttlSeconds": 30,
      "type": "A"
    },
    "status": {
      "rollout": {
        "strategy": {
          "type": ""
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-05-08T08:48:30.748194Z",
  "requestURI": "/apis/networking.global.gdc.goog/v1/namespaces/dns-system/resourcerecordsets",
  "responseStatus": {
    "code": 201,
    "metadata": {}
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "10.0.130.26",
    "10.0.136.209"
  ],
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-05-08T08:48:30.964607Z",
  "user": {
    "extra": {
      "__AIS_token_issuer_zone": [
        "zone1"
      ]
    },
    "groups": [
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "username": "system:serviceaccount:dns-system:dns-prober-sa"
  },
  "userAgent": "prober/v0.0.0 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/$Format",
  "verb": "create"
}

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