Audit Event Codes

ESF Events: Category and Type Codes, and Parameters

In the following list, the first number is the event category and the second number is the event type. Events are grouped by category, so "1:x" or "1 x" is the collection of events in category 1, the category for events generated by the audit facility itself.

Note: Different auditing emitters may separate the two numbers using a space or a colon character.

The following is a list of event categories and types with their parameters for either a specific event or in the description of a group of events:

Category 0: Unknown

: No events defined

Category 1: Audit facility-specific

1 0

Audit manager starting.

Shared memory area name.
Server type (1 = multiprocess CTF server).

1 1

Audit manager stopping.

Shared memory area name.

1 2

Deactivate file.

Category 2: System

The following are ESF only:

Unless otherwise indicated their parameters are:

Exit point.
1 = Exit has stopped processing of the request.
Request RC value after exit returned.
Request return value after exit returned.
Request reason value after exit returned.

2 0

Component Initializing

No parameters

2 1

Component Started.

No parameters

2 2

Component Terminating.

No parameters

2 3

User exit called.

2 4

User exit halted processing of the request.

2 5

User exit returned an error.

2 6

Request Throttle

Request Type
Number of events per second
Time the process sleeps for (seconds)

The following are MFDS only:

Unless otherwise indicated, their parameters are:

Receive count
Object class
Object name

2 10

String parameter "MFDS process starting..."

2 11

String parameter "MFDS Request processor started."

2 12

String parameter "MFDS Request processor terminating."

2 13

Auditing turned on

Receive count
Object class
String "MFDS auditing starting..."

2 14

Auditing turned off

Receive count
Object class
String "MFDS auditing stopped..."

The following are ESCWA only:

2 15

ESCWA Starting [2]

No Parameters

2 16

ESCWA Terminating [2]

User - (Optional) The name of the user that actioned the shutdown, if any.

2 17

ESCWA Auditing Starting [2]

User - (Optional) The name of the user that started auditing, if any.

2 18

ESCWA Auditing Stopping [2]

User - (Optional) The name of the user that stopped auditing, if any.

The following are MFDS only:

2 100

Found Server

2 101

Found Comms Server

2 102

Found Listener

2 103

Found Handler

2 104

Found Package

2 105

Found Service

2 106

Found XRM

2 107

Found JES Initiator

2 108

Found JES Printer

2 109

Found IMS MPR

2 110

Found MQL

2 120

Found ESM

2 121

Found User

2 122

Found Group

2 123

Found Resource Class

2 124

Found Resource Entity

2 200

Page request

Receive count
User ID
Request description (format varies)

2 201

Logon request

Receive count
User ID
Return code (prefixed with "Logon attempt, rc=")

Category 3: Security API request

Only emitted by ESF. These are not emitted by default. See Security Configuration Custom Configuration Information for more information on the "category 3 audit" configuration option.

3 0

VERIFY

Username
Subsystem
Signon group

3 1

AUTH

User
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Requested access

3 2

XAUTH

User
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Requested access

Category 4: Administration request

Only emitted by ESF.

These all use the same parameterization. They include three fixed parameters followed by a variable number of parameters, with one for each key-value pair included in the request. For password keys, the key is included but the value is omitted. Requests that are too long for a single audit event are split into a series of "continuation" events (category 5, type 3). The fixed parameters are:

Audit command name
Audit command code
User

4 0: List
4 1: Add
4 2: Delete
4 3: Alter
4 4: Set password
4 5: Set options

Category 5: Other request

The following are ESF only:

5 0

Update notify. Currently not used.

5 1

Audit success (a SAFROUTE AUDIT request with type=1)

User
Entity string supplied by caller
Log string supplied by caller

5 2

Audit failure (a SAFROUTE AUDIT request with type=2)

User
Entity string supplied by caller
Log string supplied by caller

5 3

Parameter information (continuation of large audit event)

Parameter ID
Chunk number
Data chunk

5 6

Verifying with long mapped name

Short name
Long name

The following are Data File Tools only:

Unless otherwise indicated, its parameters are:

Username
Group
Call
DS Name
Operation

5 4: Data File Editor audit event

The following are JCL only:

5 5: JCL Audit Event
See MF_JCL_AUDIT for more information.

The following are ESCWA only:

5 10

ESCWA API modify request response [2]

User - Session username
Path - Request URI
Method - Request method (for example, POST, PUT, DELETE)
Response - HTTP response status code

Category 6: Allow

Only emitted by ESF.

Note: Specifying the category 3 audit=yes configuration option disables audit events 2 and 3. If you specify the password change success=yes configuration option, then audit event 2 will be generated. See Security Configuration Custom Configuration Information for more information.

6 0

Verify success

Username
Subsystem
Signon group
1 = resolved using the ESF cache

6 1

Verify allowed for unknown user

Username
Subsystem

6 2

Verify password change success

Username
Subsystem
Signon group

6 3

Auth success

Username
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Request access

6 4

Auth query

Username
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Granted access level

6 5

XAuth success

Username
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Requested access

6 6

XAuth query

Username
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Granted access level

Category 7: Deny

Only emitted by ESF.

Unless otherwise indicated, the Verify deny events use these parameters:

User ID
Subsystem
Signon group

and the Auth/XAuth-deny events use:

User ID
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Requested access

7 0: Verify deny: Invalid password
7 1: Verify deny: Expired password
7 2: Verify deny: Password change rejected
7 3: Verify deny: User unknown
7 4: Verify deny: User not in requested signon group
7 5: Verify deny: Other failure
7 6: Auth deny
7 7: XAuth deny

Category 8: ESM error

Only emitted by ESF.

Unless otherwise indicated their parameters are:

Username
Subsystem
ESM number
ESM name
ESM return code
Error description

8 0

Verify error

8 1

Auth error

Username
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Requested access
ESM number
ESM name
ESM return code
Error description

8 2

XAuth error

Username
Subsystem
Resource class
Resource entity
Requested access
ESM number
ESM name
ESM return code
Error description

8 3

Admin error

Admin command name
Command code
User

8 4

Update error

User
ESM number
Update action code
Resource entity

8 5

Map error

Category 9: Security request success

Only emitted by ESF.

9 0

Admin success

Admin command name
Command code
User

9 1

Update success

User
ESM number
Update action code
Resource entity

Category 100: ESM requests

100 1

Effective rule auditing

Security manager index
Security manager name
Username
Subsystem
Type of request
Name of resource
Access decision
Name of the rule

See MLDAP ESM Module Custom Configuration Information for more information on audit rule.