Audit Logs
The Audit Log records all system activity with a complete event history. Unlike Monitor — which focuses on the certificate lifecycle — Audit covers every action performed in the tenant: certificates, discovery, users, and settings.
Difference between Audit and Monitor
| Monitor | Audit | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Certificate lifecycle | All system activity |
| Audience | Operators tracking renewals and deployments | Admins and auditors tracking actions |
| Events | Renewal, Store installation, cleanup | Certificates, Discovery, users, settings |
| Updates | Real time | Auto-refresh every 5 seconds |
Event listing
Go to Audit in the sidebar menu. The screen shows all events in descending chronological order, with 2088+ events recorded.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Event Type | Event category: Certificate, Discovery |
| Action | Specific action, e.g. Digicert_dcv_dns_cleanup_error, Domain Completed, Domain Queued, Domain Failed |
| Actor | Who performed it: System (automatic) or a specific user |
| Date/Time | Date and time of the event |
| Status | Success, Error, Failed |
| Details | Click View to open the side panel with full details |
Filters and search
- Search events — text search across any field
- All Events — filter by specific event type
- All Status — filter by status (
Success,Error,Failed)
Event details
Click View to open the side panel with complete information:
- Event Type and Status
- General Information — Date & Time, Actor
- Metadata — JSON payload with technical details (e.g. error message, affected DNS record name)
- Technical Information — Event ID (UUID), Action (e.g.
certificate.digicert_dcv_dns_cleanup_error), Target Type
Screen controls
| Control | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto-refresh (5s) | Toggle to enable/disable automatic refresh every 5 seconds |
| Refresh | Manually updates the list |
| Export CSV | Exports all events for external analysis |