Monitoring and Auditing RBAC

Monitoring and Auditing RBAC

RBAC monitoring ensures permissions remain appropriate as organizations evolve. Over time, permission drift can lead to excessive privileges or access gaps. Regular RBAC audits identify unused permissions, over-privileged accounts, and policy violations. Automated monitoring makes this process sustainable at scale.

Kubernetes audit logs capture all API requests including RBAC decisions. These logs show who attempted what actions and whether RBAC allowed or denied them. Analyzing denied requests reveals permission gaps affecting users. Analyzing allowed requests identifies potentially excessive permissions. Log aggregation and analysis tools make audit review practical.

RBAC visualization tools help understand complex permission relationships. Tools like rbac-viewer and kubectl-rbac provide graphical views of roles, bindings, and effective permissions. These visualizations reveal permission paths that might not be obvious from individual RBAC resources. Regular visualization reviews help maintain RBAC hygiene.