# X-Pack Elasticsearch Auditing Security Events

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-elasticsearch-auditing-security-events/139493>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 11, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-elasticsearch-auditing-security-events/139493 "2018-07-11T07:31:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![gora](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gora/32/83970_2.png) [@gora](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gora)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-elasticsearch-auditing-security-events/139493/1 "2018-07-11T07:31:49Z")

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I am using X-Pack to keep track of events related to Elasticsearch. Am listening only the authentication\_success event, in that am getting both [rest] and [transport] calls. How can I listen to only the [rest] request?

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**Author:** ![Sherry\_Ger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sherry\_Ger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sherry_Ger)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-elasticsearch-auditing-security-events/139493/2 "2018-07-13T16:13:51Z")

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Please have a look at [Logfile Audit Event Ignore Policies](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/auditing.html#audit-log-ignore-policy) to omit the events from the transport calls.

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**Author:** ![gora](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gora/32/83970_2.png) [@gora](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gora)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-elasticsearch-auditing-security-events/139493/3 "2018-07-16T05:47:26Z")

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i don't think so because already i have looked into it. This willn't solve my problem. Can you please suggest or tell me any other way. My requirement is just omitting the [transport] calls in authentication\_success event.

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**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-elasticsearch-auditing-security-events/139493/4 "2018-07-16T05:51:21Z")

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It is not possible to only audit `[rest]` and not `[transport]`.

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**Author:** ![gora](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gora/32/83970_2.png) [@gora](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gora)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-elasticsearch-auditing-security-events/139493/5 "2018-07-16T06:15:31Z")

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now am trying the same using search guard and am using " **_internal\_elasticsearch—writes the events in a separate audit index on the same cluster_**" but am not receiving any logs in the index.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-elasticsearch-auditing-security-events/139493/6 "2018-08-13T06:15:42Z")

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