Ansible role datadog_check_lynis

An Ansible role to install a Datadog agent check for Lynis, an open source security auditing tool.

Quick howto

requirements.yml:

- src: Datadog.datadog
  version: 4.2.1
- src: infothrill.datadog_check_lynis
  version: v3.0.0

Install:

ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml -p ./roles/

Playbook:

- hosts: servers
    roles:
        - role: Datadog.datadog
        - role: ansible-role-datadog_check_lynis

To configure the check, please use the Datadog.datadog role and add an entry in the checks dictionary there:

  lynis:
    init_config:
    instances:
      - metrics:
          - hardening_index
          - installed_packages
          - lynis_tests_done
        report: /var/log/lynis/report.dat

Role Variables

Dependencies

In principle, this role can be run standalone, however it is only tested together with the role Datadog.datadog. The recommended approach would be to:

• install datadog using the upstream role
• configure the check using the upstream role
• run this role to deploy the check plugin only

License

MIT

Author Information

This role was created in 2017 by Paul Kremer.

Changes

v4.0.1

• Drop python 3.6 test support
• Add python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 test support
• Upgrade molecule to 3.x
• Drop ansible 2.8 support
• Add ansible 2.10, 3.0 support

v4.0.0

• Renamed role to datadog_check_lynis
• Drop support for ansible EOL versions 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

v3.0.0

• Add support for agent > 6 (python 3+), and drop support for older versions
• Drop Centos / EL7
• Add test for Ubuntu focal (20.04)

v2.0.0

• Add support for ansible 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9
• Drop support for ansible EOL versions 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
• Drop support for python2
• Drop support for EL6 , ubuntu trusty 14.04
• Add testing support for ansible 2.8
• Upgrade ansible-lint, molecule and docker dependencies for testing

v1.1.0

• Auto-detect agent5/6 configuration directory (backwards compatible)
• Add support for EL 6,7
• Optimize molecule test

v1.0.3

• Upgrade molecule
• Fix meta/main.yml to reflect correct values

v1.0.2

• remove ansible 2.1 and add ansible 2.5
• upgrade molecule

v1.0.1

• remove unused files and outcommented code

v1.0

• initial release