# Cis Docker 1.1.3

> Ensure auditing is configured for the Docker daemon

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- Updated: 2026-09-17
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# Ensure auditing is configured for the Docker daemon (Automated)

## Description

Audit all Docker daemon activities.

## Rationale

As well as auditing the normal Linux file system and system calls, you should also audit the Docker daemon. Because this daemon runs with `root` privileges. It is very important to audit its activities and usage.

## Impact

Auditing can generate large log files. You should ensure that these are rotated and archived periodically. A separate partition should also be created for audit logs to avoid filling up any other critical partition.

## Audit

Verify that there are audit rules for the Docker daemon. For example, you could execute the following command:

```bash
auditctl -l | grep /usr/bin/dockerd
```

This should show the rules associated with the Docker daemon.

## Remediation

You should add rules for the Docker daemon.

For example:
Add the line below to the `/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules` file:

```bash
-w /usr/bin/dockerd -k docker
```

Then, restart the audit daemon using the following command

```bash
systemctl restart auditd
```

## Default Value

By default, the Docker daemon is not audited.

## References

1. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/system_design_guide/auditing-the-system_system-design-guide

## CIS Controls

**Controls Version | Control | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3**

v8 | 8.2 Collect Audit Logs
Collect audit logs. Ensure that logging, per the enterprise's audit log management process, has been enabled across enterprise assets. | ● | ● | ●

v7 | 6.2 Activate audit logging
Ensure that local logging has been enabled on all systems and networking devices. | ● | ● | ●

v7 | 6.3 Enable Detailed Logging
Enable system logging to include detailed information such as an event source, date, user, timestamp, source addresses, destination addresses, and other useful elements. | | ● | ●

## Profile

• Level 1 - Docker - Linux