Reviewing your security log

Accessing your security log

The security log lists all actions performed within the last 90 days.

1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings.

   

2. In the user settings sidebar, click Security log.

Searching your security log

The name for each audit log entry is composed of the action object or category qualifier, followed by an operation type. For example, the repo.create entry refers to the create operation on the repo category.

Each audit log entry shows applicable information about an event, such as:

• The enterprise or organization an action was performed in
• The user (actor) who performed the action
• The user affected by the action
• Which repository an action was performed in
• The action that was performed
• Which country the action took place in
• The date and time the action occurred

Note that you cannot search for entries using text. You can, however, construct search queries using a variety of filters. Many operators used when querying the log, such as -, >, or <, match the same format as searching across GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information, see "Searching on GitHub."

Search based on operation

Use the operation qualifier to limit actions to specific types of operations. For example:

• operation:access finds all events where a resource was accessed.
• operation:authentication finds all events where an authentication event was performed.
• operation:create finds all events where a resource was created.
• operation:modify finds all events where an existing resource was modified.
• operation:remove finds all events where an existing resource was removed.
• operation:restore finds all events where an existing resource was restored.
• operation:transfer finds all events where an existing resource was transferred.

Search based on repository

Use the repo qualifier to limit actions to a specific repository. For example:

• repo:my-org/our-repo finds all events that occurred for the our-repo repository in the my-org organization.
• repo:my-org/our-repo repo:my-org/another-repo finds all events that occurred for both the our-repo and another-repo repositories in the my-org organization.
• -repo:my-org/not-this-repo excludes all events that occurred for the not-this-repo repository in the my-org organization.

Note that you must include the account name within the repo qualifier; searching for just repo:our-repo will not work.

Search based on the user

The actor qualifier can scope events based on who performed the action. For example:

• actor:octocat finds all events performed by octocat.
• actor:octocat actor:hubot finds all events performed by octocat or hubot.
• -actor:hubot excludes all events performed by hubot.

Note that you can only use a GitHub Enterprise Server username, not an individual's real name.

Search based on the action performed

The events listed in your security log are triggered by your actions. Actions are grouped into the following categories:

Category name	Description
oauth_access	Contains all activities related to OAuth Apps you've connected with.
profile_picture	Contains all activities related to your profile picture.
project	Contains all activities related to project boards.
public_key	Contains all activities related to your public SSH keys.
repo	Contains all activities related to the repositories you own.
team	Contains all activities related to teams you are a part of.
two_factor_authentication	Contains all activities related to two-factor authentication.
user	Contains all activities related to your account.

Security log actions

An overview of some of the most common actions that are recorded as events in the security log.

oauth_authorization category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when you grant access to an OAuth App.
destroy	Triggered when you revoke an OAuth App's access to your account and when authorizations are revoked or expire.

profile_picture category actions

Action	Description
update	Triggered when you set or update your profile picture.

project category actions

Action	Description
access	Triggered when a project board's visibility is changed.
create	Triggered when a project board is created.
rename	Triggered when a project board is renamed.
update	Triggered when a project board is updated.
delete	Triggered when a project board is deleted.
link	Triggered when a repository is linked to a project board.
unlink	Triggered when a repository is unlinked from a project board.
update_user_permission	Triggered when an outside collaborator is added to or removed from a project board or has their permission level changed.

public_key category actions

Action	Description
create	Triggered when you add a new public SSH key to your account on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.
delete	Triggered when you remove a public SSH key to your account on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.

repo category actions

Action	Description
access	Triggered when you a repository you own is switched from "private" to "public" (or vice versa).
add_member	Triggered when a GitHub Enterprise Server user is given collaboration access to a repository.
add_topic	Triggered when a repository owner adds a topic to a repository.
archived	Triggered when a repository owner archives a repository.
config.disable_anonymous_git_access	Triggered when anonymous Git read access is disabled in a public repository.
config.enable_anonymous_git_access	Triggered when anonymous Git read access is enabled in a public repository.
config.lock_anonymous_git_access	Triggered when a repository's anonymous Git read access setting is locked.
config.unlock_anonymous_git_access	Triggered when a repository's anonymous Git read access setting is unlocked.
create	Triggered when a new repository is created.
destroy	Triggered when a repository is deleted.
remove_member	Triggered when a GitHub Enterprise Server user is removed from a repository as a collaborator.
remove_topic	Triggered when a repository owner removes a topic from a repository.
rename	Triggered when a repository is renamed.
staff_unlock	Triggered when an enterprise owner or GitHub Support (with permission from a repository administrator) temporarily unlocked the repository. The visibility of the repository isn't changed.
transfer	Triggered when a repository is transferred.
transfer_start	Triggered when a repository transfer is about to occur.
unarchived	Triggered when a repository owner unarchives a repository.

team category actions

Action	Description
add_member	Triggered when a member of an organization you belong to adds you to a team.
add_repository	Triggered when a team you are a member of is given control of a repository.
create	Triggered when a new team in an organization you belong to is created.
destroy	Triggered when a team you are a member of is deleted from the organization.
remove_member	Triggered when a member of an organization is removed from a team you are a member of.
remove_repository	Triggered when a repository is no longer under a team's control.

two_factor_authentication category actions

Action	Description
enabled	Triggered when two-factor authentication is enabled.
disabled	Triggered when two-factor authentication is disabled.

user category actions

Action	Description
add_email	Triggered when you add a new email address.
create	Triggered when you create a new personal account.
change_password	Triggered when you change your password.
forgot_password	Triggered when you ask for a password reset.
hide_private_contributions_count	Triggered when you hide private contributions on your profile.
login	Triggered when you log in to your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.
mandatory_message_viewed	Triggered when you view a mandatory message (see "Customizing user messages" for details)
failed_login	Triggered when you failed to log in successfully.
remove_email	Triggered when you remove an email address.
rename	Triggered when you rename your account.
show_private_contributions_count	Triggered when you publicize private contributions on your profile.
two_factor_requested	Triggered when GitHub Enterprise Server asks you for your two-factor authentication code.

user_status category actions

Action	Description
update	Triggered when you set or change the status on your profile. For more information, see "Setting a status."
destroy	Triggered when you clear the status on your profile.