Aqua

Supported OS Linux Windows Mac OS

Integration version1.0.0

Overview

This check monitors Aqua.

The Aqua check alerts the user if total high-severity vulnerability is reached, or if a container is running inside a host not registered by Aqua. Aqua also sends data alerts regarding blocked events in runtime, and it is possible to trigger a webhook to scale infrastructure if more Aqua scanners are required.

Setup

The Aqua check is not included in the Datadog Agent package, so you need to install it.

Installation

For Agent v7.21+ / v6.21+, follow the instructions below to install the Aqua check on your host. See Use Community Integrations to install with the Docker Agent or earlier versions of the Agent.

  1. Run the following command to install the Agent integration:

    datadog-agent integration install -t datadog-aqua==<INTEGRATION_VERSION>

  2. Configure your integration similar to core integrations.

Configuration

Metric collection

  1. Edit the aqua.d/conf.yaml file in the conf.d/ folder at the root of your Agent’s configuration directory to start collecting your Aqua metrics. See the sample conf.yaml for all available configuration options.:

    instances:
  - url: http://your-aqua-instance.com
    api_user: "<API_USERNAME>"
    password: "<API_USER_PASSWORD>"

    Change the api_user and password parameter values and configure them for your environment.

  2. Restart the Agent.

Log collection

There are two types of logs generated by Aqua:

  • Aqua audit logs
  • Aqua enforcer logs

To collect Aqua audit logs:

  1. Connect to your Aqua account
  2. Go to the Log Management Section of the Integration Page
  3. Activate the Webhook integration
  4. Enable it and add the following endpoint: /v1/input/<DATADOG_API_KEY>?ddsource=aqua

For the Aqua Enforcer logs: Available for Agent >6.0

  1. Collecting logs is disabled by default in the Datadog Agent. Enable it in your daemonset configuration:

      # (...)
  env:
    # (...)
    - name: DD_LOGS_ENABLED
        value: "true"
    - name: DD_LOGS_CONFIG_CONTAINER_COLLECT_ALL
        value: "true"
  # (...)

    Make sure that the Docker socket is mounted to the Datadog Agent. See the Kubernetes documentation for example manifests.

  2. Restart the Agent.

Validation

Run the Agent’s status subcommand and look for aqua under the Checks section.

Data Collected

Metrics

aqua.images
(gauge)		The number of images seen by Aqua
Shown as unit
aqua.vulnerabilities
(gauge)		The number and categories of vulnerabilities detected by Aqua
Shown as occurrence
aqua.running_containers
(gauge)		The number of running containers seen by Aqua
Shown as container
aqua.audit.access
(gauge)		The number of audit events per category
Shown as event
aqua.scan_queue
(gauge)		The number of scan queues per type
Shown as occurrence
aqua.enforcers
(gauge)		The number of host enforcers per status
Shown as host

Events

Aqua does not include any events.

Service Checks

aqua.can_connect
Returns CRITICAL if the Agent cannot connect to Aqua to collect metrics. Returns OK otherwise.
Statuses: ok, critical

Troubleshooting

Need help? Contact Datadog support.