Endpoints

Operation	Description	Sample	Rule
get-endpoints		Y	N
list-endpoints		Y	N
watch-endpoints		Y	N
create-endpoints		Y	N
update-endpoints	Endpoints object updated (service discovery manipulation).	Y	N
patch-endpoints		Y	N
delete-endpoints		Y	N
deletecollection-endpoints		Y	N
any-endpoints	Synthetic aggregation for rules that filter the endpoints resource with no specific verb. Not a distinct audit record; hosts rule listings that key on objectRef.resource alone.	N	N

get endpoints

Resource: endpoints

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "Metadata",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/dw-harn/endpoints/dw-harn-endpoints",
  "verb": "get",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=9bb0383c49b319fbf6b5ed61ab944378956d4292c784d32244ce2fa4dd846a3c"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "endpoints",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07.849507Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07.850659Z",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\"",
    "k8s.io/deprecated": "true"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

list endpoints

Resource: endpoints

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "Metadata",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/dw-harn/endpoints?limit=500&timeout=3s",
  "verb": "list",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=9bb0383c49b319fbf6b5ed61ab944378956d4292c784d32244ce2fa4dd846a3c"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "endpoints",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07.970756Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07.972350Z",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\"",
    "k8s.io/deprecated": "true"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

watch endpoints

Resource: endpoints

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "Metadata",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/dw-harn/endpoints?resourceVersion=1420&timeout=3s&watch=true",
  "verb": "watch",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=9bb0383c49b319fbf6b5ed61ab944378956d4292c784d32244ce2fa4dd846a3c"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "endpoints",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07.973459Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:10.975882Z",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\"",
    "k8s.io/deprecated": "true"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

create endpoints

Resource: endpoints

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/dw-harn/endpoints?fieldManager=kubectl-create&fieldValidation=Strict",
  "verb": "create",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=9bb0383c49b319fbf6b5ed61ab944378956d4292c784d32244ce2fa4dd846a3c"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "endpoints",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 201
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "kind": "Endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
      "namespace": "dw-harn"
    },
    "subsets": [
      {
        "addresses": [
          {
            "ip": "10.0.0.1"
          }
        ],
        "ports": [
          {
            "port": 80,
            "protocol": "TCP"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "Endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
      "namespace": "dw-harn",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "resourceVersion": "1420",
      "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07Z"
    },
    "subsets": [
      {
        "addresses": [
          {
            "ip": "10.0.0.1"
          }
        ],
        "ports": [
          {
            "port": 80,
            "protocol": "TCP"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07.786214Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07.788842Z",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\"",
    "k8s.io/deprecated": "true"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

update endpoints

Resource: endpoints

Description

Endpoints object updated (service discovery manipulation).

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/dw-harn/endpoints/dw-harn-endpoints?fieldManager=kubectl-replace&fieldValidation=Strict",
  "verb": "update",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=4cf95d11cbd90036bab41cdc6b88cc8f91550e9135ed4bb61495b02f647812ff"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "endpoints",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
    "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "resourceVersion": "570"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "kind": "Endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
      "namespace": "dw-harn",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "resourceVersion": "570",
      "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-02T21:30:31Z",
      "labels": {
        "dw-harn-patched": "1"
      }
    },
    "subsets": [
      {
        "addresses": [
          {
            "ip": "10.0.0.1"
          }
        ],
        "ports": [
          {
            "port": 80,
            "protocol": "TCP"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "Endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
      "namespace": "dw-harn",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "resourceVersion": "570",
      "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-02T21:30:31Z",
      "labels": {
        "dw-harn-patched": "1"
      }
    },
    "subsets": [
      {
        "addresses": [
          {
            "ip": "10.0.0.1"
          }
        ],
        "ports": [
          {
            "port": 80,
            "protocol": "TCP"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T21:30:35.124539Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T21:30:35.126969Z",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\"",
    "k8s.io/deprecated": "true"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

patch endpoints

Resource: endpoints

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/dw-harn/endpoints/dw-harn-endpoints?fieldManager=kubectl-patch",
  "verb": "patch",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=9bb0383c49b319fbf6b5ed61ab944378956d4292c784d32244ce2fa4dd846a3c"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "endpoints",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "metadata": {
      "labels": {
        "dw-harn-patched": "1"
      }
    }
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "Endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
      "namespace": "dw-harn",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "resourceVersion": "1425",
      "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:07Z",
      "labels": {
        "dw-harn-patched": "1"
      }
    },
    "subsets": [
      {
        "addresses": [
          {
            "ip": "10.0.0.1"
          }
        ],
        "ports": [
          {
            "port": 80,
            "protocol": "TCP"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:11.043751Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:11.047678Z",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\"",
    "k8s.io/deprecated": "true"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

delete endpoints

Resource: endpoints

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/dw-harn/endpoints/dw-harn-endpoints",
  "verb": "delete",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=9bb0383c49b319fbf6b5ed61ab944378956d4292c784d32244ce2fa4dd846a3c"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "endpoints",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "status": "Success",
    "details": {
      "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
      "kind": "endpoints",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
    },
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "kind": "DeleteOptions",
    "apiVersion": "meta.k8s.io/__internal",
    "propagationPolicy": "Background"
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "Status",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {},
    "status": "Success",
    "details": {
      "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
      "kind": "endpoints",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
    }
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:11.106302Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T04:47:11.109675Z",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\"",
    "k8s.io/deprecated": "true"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

deletecollection endpoints

Resource: endpoints

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/api/v1/namespaces/dw-harn/endpoints?labelSelector=dw-harn-patched",
  "verb": "deletecollection",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=3ffde68ef687218e01296d94b0aa59c81cc98de2bd73ab70e21510c8cd4b9cec"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "endpoints",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "apiVersion": "v1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "EndpointsList",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {
      "resourceVersion": "643"
    },
    "items": [
      {
        "metadata": {
          "name": "dw-harn-endpoints",
          "namespace": "dw-harn",
          "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
          "resourceVersion": "642",
          "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-02T23:12:32Z",
          "labels": {
            "dw-harn-patched": "1"
          }
        },
        "subsets": [
          {
            "addresses": [
              {
                "ip": "10.0.0.1"
              }
            ],
            "ports": [
              {
                "port": 80,
                "protocol": "TCP"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T23:12:35.678067Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T23:12:35.682985Z",
  "annotations": {
    "authorization.k8s.io/decision": "allow",
    "authorization.k8s.io/reason": "RBAC: allowed by ClusterRoleBinding \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\" of ClusterRole \"cluster-admin\" to Group \"kubeadm:cluster-admins\"",
    "k8s.io/deprecated": "true"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

any verb on endpoints (synthetic aggregation)

Resource: endpoints

Description

Synthetic aggregation for rules that filter the endpoints resource with no specific verb. Not a distinct audit record; hosts rule listings that key on objectRef.resource alone.