LeaseCandidate

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

get leasecandidates

Resource: leasecandidates

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "Metadata",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/dw-harn/leasecandidates/dw-harn-leasecandidates",
  "verb": "get",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=2f9bb39ae9e6831406f8ad02206bf46e69b5760f7adffe5feb860da290b80a7e"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "leasecandidates",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
    "apiGroup": "coordination.k8s.io",
    "apiVersion": "v1beta1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:25.884117Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:25.886411Z",
  "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",
    "k8s.io/removed-release": "1.39"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

list leasecandidates

Resource: leasecandidates

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "Metadata",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/dw-harn/leasecandidates?limit=500&timeout=3s",
  "verb": "list",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=2f9bb39ae9e6831406f8ad02206bf46e69b5760f7adffe5feb860da290b80a7e"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "leasecandidates",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "apiGroup": "coordination.k8s.io",
    "apiVersion": "v1beta1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:26.023611Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:26.025679Z",
  "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",
    "k8s.io/removed-release": "1.39"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

watch leasecandidates

Resource: leasecandidates

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "Metadata",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/dw-harn/leasecandidates?resourceVersion=998&timeout=3s&watch=true",
  "verb": "watch",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=2f9bb39ae9e6831406f8ad02206bf46e69b5760f7adffe5feb860da290b80a7e"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "leasecandidates",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "apiGroup": "coordination.k8s.io",
    "apiVersion": "v1beta1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:26.027175Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.036788Z",
  "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",
    "k8s.io/removed-release": "1.39"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

create leasecandidates

Resource: leasecandidates

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/dw-harn/leasecandidates?fieldManager=kubectl-create&fieldValidation=Strict",
  "verb": "create",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=97ca5ec05d5b7c1923d58d85f4449a4c26b2df61defa2a59b4045149ffed589e"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "leasecandidates",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
    "apiGroup": "coordination.k8s.io",
    "apiVersion": "v1beta1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "status": "Failure",
    "message": "LeaseCandidate.coordination.k8s.io \"dw-harn-leasecandidates\" is invalid: spec.emulationVersion: Required value: must be specified when `strategy` is 'OldestEmulationVersion'",
    "reason": "Invalid",
    "details": {
      "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
      "group": "coordination.k8s.io",
      "kind": "LeaseCandidate",
      "causes": [
        {
          "reason": "FieldValueRequired",
          "message": "Required value: must be specified when `strategy` is 'OldestEmulationVersion'",
          "field": "spec.emulationVersion"
        }
      ]
    },
    "code": 422
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "kind": "LeaseCandidate",
    "apiVersion": "coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
      "namespace": "dw-harn"
    },
    "spec": {
      "leaseName": "dw-harn",
      "binaryVersion": "1.33.0",
      "strategy": "OldestEmulationVersion"
    }
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "Status",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {},
    "status": "Failure",
    "message": "LeaseCandidate.coordination.k8s.io \"dw-harn-leasecandidates\" is invalid: spec.emulationVersion: Required value: must be specified when `strategy` is 'OldestEmulationVersion'",
    "reason": "Invalid",
    "details": {
      "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
      "group": "coordination.k8s.io",
      "kind": "LeaseCandidate",
      "causes": [
        {
          "reason": "FieldValueRequired",
          "message": "Required value: must be specified when `strategy` is 'OldestEmulationVersion'",
          "field": "spec.emulationVersion"
        }
      ]
    },
    "code": 422
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-02T22:47:03.957049Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-02T22:47:03.958136Z",
  "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",
    "k8s.io/removed-release": "1.39"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

update leasecandidates

Resource: leasecandidates

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/dw-harn/leasecandidates/dw-harn-leasecandidates?fieldManager=kubectl-replace&fieldValidation=Strict",
  "verb": "update",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=2f9bb39ae9e6831406f8ad02206bf46e69b5760f7adffe5feb860da290b80a7e"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "leasecandidates",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
    "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "apiGroup": "coordination.k8s.io",
    "apiVersion": "v1beta1",
    "resourceVersion": "1005"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "kind": "LeaseCandidate",
    "apiVersion": "coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
      "namespace": "dw-harn",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "resourceVersion": "1005",
      "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:25Z",
      "labels": {
        "dw-harn-patched": "1"
      }
    },
    "spec": {
      "leaseName": "dw-harn",
      "binaryVersion": "1.33.0",
      "emulationVersion": "1.33.0",
      "strategy": "OldestEmulationVersion"
    }
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "LeaseCandidate",
    "apiVersion": "coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
      "namespace": "dw-harn",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "resourceVersion": "1005",
      "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:25Z",
      "labels": {
        "dw-harn-patched": "1"
      }
    },
    "spec": {
      "leaseName": "dw-harn",
      "binaryVersion": "1.33.0",
      "emulationVersion": "1.33.0",
      "strategy": "OldestEmulationVersion"
    }
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.257366Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.260024Z",
  "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",
    "k8s.io/removed-release": "1.39"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

patch leasecandidates

Resource: leasecandidates

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/dw-harn/leasecandidates/dw-harn-leasecandidates?fieldManager=kubectl-patch",
  "verb": "patch",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=2f9bb39ae9e6831406f8ad02206bf46e69b5760f7adffe5feb860da290b80a7e"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "leasecandidates",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
    "apiGroup": "coordination.k8s.io",
    "apiVersion": "v1beta1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "metadata": {
      "labels": {
        "dw-harn-patched": "1"
      }
    }
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "LeaseCandidate",
    "apiVersion": "coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1",
    "metadata": {
      "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
      "namespace": "dw-harn",
      "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "resourceVersion": "1005",
      "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:25Z",
      "labels": {
        "dw-harn-patched": "1"
      }
    },
    "spec": {
      "leaseName": "dw-harn",
      "binaryVersion": "1.33.0",
      "emulationVersion": "1.33.0",
      "strategy": "OldestEmulationVersion"
    }
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.109956Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.113650Z",
  "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",
    "k8s.io/removed-release": "1.39"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

delete leasecandidates

Resource: leasecandidates

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/dw-harn/leasecandidates/dw-harn-leasecandidates",
  "verb": "delete",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=2f9bb39ae9e6831406f8ad02206bf46e69b5760f7adffe5feb860da290b80a7e"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "leasecandidates",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
    "apiGroup": "coordination.k8s.io",
    "apiVersion": "v1beta1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "status": "Failure",
    "message": "leasecandidates.coordination.k8s.io \"dw-harn-leasecandidates\" not found",
    "reason": "NotFound",
    "details": {
      "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
      "group": "coordination.k8s.io",
      "kind": "leasecandidates"
    },
    "code": 404
  },
  "requestObject": {
    "kind": "DeleteOptions",
    "apiVersion": "meta.k8s.io/__internal",
    "propagationPolicy": "Background"
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "Status",
    "apiVersion": "v1",
    "metadata": {},
    "status": "Failure",
    "message": "leasecandidates.coordination.k8s.io \"dw-harn-leasecandidates\" not found",
    "reason": "NotFound",
    "details": {
      "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
      "group": "coordination.k8s.io",
      "kind": "leasecandidates"
    },
    "code": 404
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.395162Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.396831Z",
  "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",
    "k8s.io/removed-release": "1.39"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

deletecollection leasecandidates

Resource: leasecandidates

Example Audit Event #

{
  "kind": "Event",
  "apiVersion": "audit.k8s.io/v1",
  "level": "RequestResponse",
  "auditID": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
  "stage": "ResponseComplete",
  "requestURI": "/apis/coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/dw-harn/leasecandidates?labelSelector=dw-harn-patched",
  "verb": "deletecollection",
  "user": {
    "username": "kubernetes-admin",
    "groups": [
      "kubeadm:cluster-admins",
      "system:authenticated"
    ],
    "extra": {
      "authentication.kubernetes.io/credential-id": [
        "X509SHA256=2f9bb39ae9e6831406f8ad02206bf46e69b5760f7adffe5feb860da290b80a7e"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sourceIPs": [
    "203.0.113.10"
  ],
  "userAgent": "kubectl/v1.36.2 (linux/amd64) kubernetes/24e2b02",
  "objectRef": {
    "resource": "leasecandidates",
    "namespace": "dw-harn",
    "apiGroup": "coordination.k8s.io",
    "apiVersion": "v1beta1"
  },
  "responseStatus": {
    "metadata": {},
    "code": 200
  },
  "responseObject": {
    "kind": "LeaseCandidateList",
    "apiVersion": "coordination.k8s.io/v1beta1",
    "metadata": {
      "resourceVersion": "1005"
    },
    "items": [
      {
        "metadata": {
          "name": "dw-harn-leasecandidates",
          "namespace": "dw-harn",
          "uid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
          "resourceVersion": "1005",
          "creationTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:25Z",
          "labels": {
            "dw-harn-patched": "1"
          }
        },
        "spec": {
          "leaseName": "dw-harn",
          "binaryVersion": "1.33.0",
          "emulationVersion": "1.33.0",
          "strategy": "OldestEmulationVersion"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "requestReceivedTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.321038Z",
  "stageTimestamp": "2026-07-03T00:15:29.325651Z",
  "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",
    "k8s.io/removed-release": "1.39"
  }
}

References #

Sample log: detection.wiki first-party kind capture

any verb on leasecandidates (synthetic aggregation)

Resource: leasecandidates

Description

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