Privileged Access Manager audit logging

This document lists the audited methods for Privileged Access Manager. 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

To view the Privileged Access Manager audit logs, do the following:

  1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Logs Explorer page:

    Go to Logs Explorer

  2. Copy and paste the following query into the Query field of the Logs Explorer, and then click Run query.

        protoPayload.serviceName="privilegedaccessmanager.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, Privileged Access Manager 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.

API methods in the following list that are marked with (LRO) are long-running operations (LROs). These methods usually generate two audit log entries: one when the operation starts and another when it ends. For more information see Audit logs for long-running operations.
Permission type Methods
ADMIN_READ google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CheckOnboardingStatus
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetEntitlement
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListEntitlements
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListGrants
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.CheckOnboardingStatus
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.FetchEffectiveSettings
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetEntitlement
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetSettings
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListEntitlements
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListGrants
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.CheckOnboardingStatus
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.FetchEffectiveSettings
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetEntitlement
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetSettings
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListEntitlements
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListGrants
ADMIN_WRITE google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ApproveGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.DeleteEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.DenyGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.RevokeGrant (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.UpdateEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.ApproveGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.DeleteEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.DenyGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.RevokeGrant (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.UpdateEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.UpdateSettings (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.WithdrawGrant (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.ApproveGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.DeleteEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.DenyGrant
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.RevokeGrant (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.UpdateEntitlement (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.UpdateSettings (LRO)
google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.WithdrawGrant (LRO)

API interface audit logs

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

google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager

The following audit logs are associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.

ApproveGrant

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ApproveGrant
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.grants.approve - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ApproveGrant"

CheckOnboardingStatus

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CheckOnboardingStatus
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.locations.checkOnboardingStatus - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CheckOnboardingStatus"

CreateEntitlement

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateEntitlement
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.entitlements.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateEntitlement"

CreateGrant

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateGrant
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.grants.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.CreateGrant"

DeleteEntitlement

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.DeleteEntitlement
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.entitlements.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.DeleteEntitlement"

DenyGrant

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.DenyGrant
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.grants.deny - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.DenyGrant"

GetEntitlement

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetEntitlement
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.entitlements.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetEntitlement"

GetGrant

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetGrant
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.grants.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.GetGrant"

ListEntitlements

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListEntitlements
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.entitlements.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListEntitlements"

ListGrants

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListGrants
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.grants.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.ListGrants"

RevokeGrant

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.RevokeGrant
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.grants.revoke - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.RevokeGrant"

UpdateEntitlement

  • Method: google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.UpdateEntitlement
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • privilegedaccessmanager.entitlements.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.UpdateEntitlement"

google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager

The following audit logs are associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.

ApproveGrant

CheckOnboardingStatus

CreateEntitlement

CreateGrant

DeleteEntitlement

DenyGrant

FetchEffectiveSettings

GetEntitlement

GetGrant

GetSettings

ListEntitlements

ListGrants

RevokeGrant

UpdateEntitlement

UpdateSettings

WithdrawGrant

google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager

The following audit logs are associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.

ApproveGrant

CheckOnboardingStatus

CreateEntitlement

CreateGrant

DeleteEntitlement

DenyGrant

FetchEffectiveSettings

GetEntitlement

GetGrant

GetSettings

ListEntitlements

ListGrants

RevokeGrant

UpdateEntitlement

UpdateSettings

WithdrawGrant

System events

System Event audit logs are generated by GCP systems, not direct user action. For more information, see System Event audit logs.

Method Name Filter For This Event Notes
PAMActivateGrant protoPayload.methodName="PAMActivateGrant"
PAMDeleteGrant protoPayload.methodName="PAMDeleteGrant"
PAMEndGrant protoPayload.methodName="PAMEndGrant"
PAMExpireGrant protoPayload.methodName="PAMExpireGrant"
PAMReportExternalGrantModification protoPayload.methodName="PAMReportExternalGrantModification"

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 significant 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.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.SearchEntitlements
  • google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1.PrivilegedAccessManager.SearchGrants
  • google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.SearchEntitlements
  • google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1alpha.PrivilegedAccessManager.SearchGrants
  • google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.SearchEntitlements
  • google.cloud.privilegedaccessmanager.v1beta.PrivilegedAccessManager.SearchGrants
  • google.longrunning.Operations.CancelOperation
  • google.longrunning.Operations.DeleteOperation
  • google.longrunning.Operations.GetOperation
  • google.longrunning.Operations.ListOperations
  • google.longrunning.Operations.WaitOperation