New Microsoft Tunnel readiness check for auditd package

Week of March 24, 2025

Device security
New Microsoft Tunnel readiness check for auditd package
The Microsoft Tunnel readiness tool now includes a check for the auditd package for Linux System Auditing (LSA). The presence of auditd is optional and not a required prerequisite by Microsoft Tunnel for the Linux server.
When the mst-readiness tool runs, it now raises a non-blocking warning if the audit package isn't installed. By default, Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 7 and later install this package by default. Ubuntu versions of Linux currently require this optional package to be installed.

For more information on auditd and how to install it on your Microsoft Tunnel server, see Linux system auditing.