Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

Understanding the default File Integrity Operator configuration

The default configuration for a FileIntegrity instance provides coverage for files under key system directories and excludes others.

Below is an excerpt from the aide.conf key of the config map:

@@define DBDIR /hostroot/etc/kubernetes
@@define LOGDIR /hostroot/etc/kubernetes
database=file:@@{DBDIR}/aide.db.gz
database_out=file:@@{DBDIR}/aide.db.gz
gzip_dbout=yes
verbose=5
report_url=file:@@{LOGDIR}/aide.log
report_url=stdout
PERMS = p+u+g+acl+selinux+xattrs
CONTENT_EX = sha512+ftype+p+u+g+n+acl+selinux+xattrs

/hostroot/boot/    	CONTENT_EX
/hostroot/root/\..* PERMS
/hostroot/root/   CONTENT_EX

The default configuration for a FileIntegrity instance provides coverage for files under the following directories:

/root
/boot
/usr
/etc

The following directories are not covered:

/var
/opt
Some Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform-specific excludes under /etc/