Audit Record Contents

Every log message contains this information:

Field	Meaning
Time	Time the event was recorded, including the UTC offset.
Controller Type	The name of the controller type.
Application	The controller binary that generated the log message.
Source IP	IP address associated with the session, when available.
Event	Event category or action type.
User	User identity associated with the session or action, when available.
Result	Whether the operation succeeded or failed.
Details	Additional information describing the event.

When troubleshooting or reviewing system history, select the audit log that corresponds to the activity of interest.
Events can be correlated using this information to help identify the sequence and outcome of actions performed on the controller:
- Operation result
- Source IP address
- Timestamp
- User account

Example

2026-09-10T10:25:30.804289-07:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.0.102 EVENT=AUTH_LOGIN_SUCCESS USER=administrator RESULT=SUCCESS DETAILS="Login succeeded."

Figure 1 shows the log message breakdown relating to the information listed in the table.

Figure 1: Log message information breakdown

Example: Audit Records

These KAS audit log messages are an example of the contents found in the KAS audit log files.

Exact wording may vary by software version.

2026-09-10T16:05:46.703347+00:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.1.103 EVENT=AUTH_LOGIN_SUCCESS USER=administrator RESULT=SUCCESS DETAILS="Login succeeded."

2026-09-10T16:08:32.656378+00:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.1.103 EVENT=AUTH_LOGIN_FAILURE USER=administrator RESULT=FAILURE DETAILS="reason=invalid password.

2026-09-10T16:07:22.147979+00:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.1.103 EVENT=AUTH_FIRMWARE_UPDATE USER=administrator RESULT=SUCCESS DETAILS="firmware_file='KAS-PCMM2G-Cx-08-OS-1.0.0.00471-RT-5.01.0.98835.zip'"

2026-09-10T16:53:41.787538+00:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.1.103 EVENT=DEVICE_REBOOT USER=administrator RESULT=SUCCESS DETAILS="Controller reboot request received."

2026-09-10T09:54:25.668966-07:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.1.103 EVENT=KAS_IDE_LOGIN USER=KAS_IDE RESULT=SUCCESS DETAILS="KAS IDE login."

2026-09-10T09:54:29.670906-07:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.1.103 EVENT=AUTH_LOGIN_SUCCESS USER=administrator RESULT=SUCCESS DETAILS="Login succeeded.”

2026-09-10T10:10:10.580810-07:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.1.103 EVENT=DATETIME_TIMEZONE_SET USER=administrator RESULT=SUCCESS DETAILS="Time Zone setting updated successfully: America/Los_Angeles"

2026-09-10T10:04:23.449729-07:00 kas-pcmm2g sinope: SRC_IP=192.168.1.103 EVENT=KAS_APPLICATION_DOWNLOAD_START USER=administrator RESULT=SUCCESS DETAILS="KAS application download started."

Security Note

Audit logs provide visibility into security-related activity on the controller, including authentication events, configuration changes, and other recorded actions.
To help protect system security, sensitive authentication credentials such as passwords, private keys, and session tokens are not recorded in audit logs.