Deploy Falco with the k8saudit plugin to detect Kubernetes API server audit events

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Verified steps

  1. Install the k8saudit plugin using falcoctl: run 'falcoctl artifact install k8saudit' and confirm the plugin binary is placed in the plugins directory
  2. Configure the plugin in falco.yaml under the 'plugins' key, setting the 'name', 'library_path', and 'init_config' fields including the audit webhook port
  3. Add k8saudit to the 'load_plugins' list in falco.yaml so Falco loads it at startup
  4. Configure the Kubernetes API server audit policy to forward events to the Falco webhook endpoint and restart the API server
  5. Deploy the k8saudit-rules artifact via falcoctl and verify rules using fields like 'ka.verb', 'ka.target.resource', and 'ka.user.name' load without errors
  6. Perform a test action such as creating a ClusterRoleBinding and confirm Falco emits a matching alert

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