diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/boundary-instances.tf b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/boundary-instances.tf
index 71f98cf88..e2b934b35 100644
--- a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/boundary-instances.tf
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/boundary-instances.tf
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ resource "enos_remote_exec" "update_path_controller" {
   }
 }
 
+locals {
+  audit_log_directory = "/var/log/boundary"
+  service_user        = "boundary"
+}
+
 resource "enos_file" "controller_config" {
   depends_on  = [enos_bundle_install.controller]
   destination = "/etc/boundary/boundary.hcl"
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ resource "enos_file" "controller_config" {
     cluster_port            = var.listener_cluster_port
     region                  = var.aws_region
     max_page_size           = var.max_page_size
+    audit_log_dir           = local.audit_log_directory
   })
   for_each = toset([for idx in range(var.controller_count) : tostring(idx)])
 
@@ -154,6 +160,25 @@ resource "enos_boundary_start" "controller_start" {
   ]
 }
 
+resource "enos_remote_exec" "create_controller_audit_log_dir" {
+  depends_on = [
+    enos_boundary_start.controller_start
+  ]
+  for_each = toset([for idx in range(var.controller_count) : tostring(idx)])
+
+  environment = {
+    LOG_DIR      = local.audit_log_directory
+    SERVICE_USER = local.service_user
+  }
+
+  scripts = [abspath("${path.module}/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh")]
+
+  transport = {
+    ssh = {
+      host = aws_instance.controller[tonumber(each.value)].public_ip
+    }
+  }
+}
 resource "enos_bundle_install" "worker" {
   depends_on = [aws_instance.worker]
   for_each   = toset([for idx in range(var.worker_count) : tostring(idx)])
@@ -188,7 +213,6 @@ resource "enos_remote_exec" "update_path_worker" {
   }
 }
 
-
 resource "enos_file" "worker_config" {
   depends_on  = [enos_bundle_install.worker]
   destination = "/etc/boundary/boundary.hcl"
@@ -200,7 +224,7 @@ resource "enos_file" "worker_config" {
     region                 = var.aws_region
     type                   = jsonencode(var.worker_type_tags)
     recording_storage_path = var.recording_storage_path
-
+    audit_log_dir          = local.audit_log_directory
   })
   for_each = toset([for idx in range(var.worker_count) : tostring(idx)])
 
@@ -227,3 +251,23 @@ resource "enos_boundary_start" "worker_start" {
     }
   }
 }
+
+resource "enos_remote_exec" "create_worker_audit_log_dir" {
+  depends_on = [
+    enos_boundary_start.worker_start,
+  ]
+  for_each = toset([for idx in range(var.worker_count) : tostring(idx)])
+
+  environment = {
+    LOG_DIR      = local.audit_log_directory
+    SERVICE_USER = local.service_user
+  }
+
+  scripts = [abspath("${path.module}/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh")]
+
+  transport = {
+    ssh = {
+      host = aws_instance.worker[tonumber(each.value)].public_ip
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2028de1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+set -eux
+
+fail() {
+  echo "$1" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+[[ -z "$LOG_DIR" ]] && fail "LOG_DIR env variable has not been set"
+[[ -z "$SERVICE_USER" ]] && fail "SERVICE_USER env variable has not been set"
+
+function retry {
+  local retries=$1
+  shift
+  local count=0
+
+  until "$@"; do
+    exit=$?
+    wait=10
+    count=$((count + 1))
+
+    if [ "$count" -lt "$retries" ]; then
+      sleep "$wait"
+    else
+      return "$exit"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+retry 7 id -a "$SERVICE_USER"
+
+sudo mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+sudo chown -R "$SERVICE_USER":"$SERVICE_USER" "$LOG_DIR"
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/controller.hcl b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/controller.hcl
index d33c684fe..03739b490 100644
--- a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/controller.hcl
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/controller.hcl
@@ -55,3 +55,44 @@ kms "awskms" {
   region     = "${region}"
   kms_key_id = "${kms_key_id}"
 }
+
+events {
+  audit_enabled        = true
+  observations_enabled = true
+  sysevents_enabled    = true
+
+  sink "stderr" {
+    name        = "all-events"
+    description = "All events sent to stderr"
+    event_types = ["*"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+      "\"/data/request_info/path\" contains \"/health\"",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  sink {
+    name        = "audit-sink"
+    description = "Audit sent to a file"
+    event_types = ["audit"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+    ]
+
+    file {
+      path      = "${audit_log_dir}"
+      file_name = "audit.log"
+    }
+
+    audit_config {
+      audit_filter_overrides {
+        secret    = "encrypt"
+        sensitive = "hmac-sha256"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/controller_bsr.hcl b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/controller_bsr.hcl
index 8d860671c..d18c4eb6e 100644
--- a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/controller_bsr.hcl
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/controller_bsr.hcl
@@ -61,3 +61,44 @@ kms "awskms" {
   region     = "${region}"
   kms_key_id = "${kms_key_id}"
 }
+
+events {
+  audit_enabled        = true
+  observations_enabled = true
+  sysevents_enabled    = true
+
+  sink "stderr" {
+    name        = "all-events"
+    description = "All events sent to stderr"
+    event_types = ["*"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+      "\"/data/request_info/path\" contains \"/health\"",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  sink {
+    name        = "audit-sink"
+    description = "Audit sent to a file"
+    event_types = ["audit"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+    ]
+
+    file {
+      path      = "${audit_log_dir}"
+      file_name = "audit.log"
+    }
+
+    audit_config {
+      audit_filter_overrides {
+        secret    = "encrypt"
+        sensitive = "hmac-sha256"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/worker.hcl b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/worker.hcl
index fd636a28b..90e2bc2d8 100644
--- a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/worker.hcl
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/worker.hcl
@@ -29,3 +29,44 @@ kms "awskms" {
   region     = "${region}"
   kms_key_id = "${kms_key_id}"
 }
+
+events {
+  audit_enabled        = true
+  observations_enabled = true
+  sysevents_enabled    = true
+
+  sink "stderr" {
+    name        = "all-events"
+    description = "All events sent to stderr"
+    event_types = ["*"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+      "\"/data/request_info/path\" contains \"/health\"",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  sink {
+    name        = "audit-sink"
+    description = "Audit sent to a file"
+    event_types = ["audit"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+    ]
+
+    file {
+      path      = "${audit_log_dir}"
+      file_name = "audit.log"
+    }
+
+    audit_config {
+      audit_filter_overrides {
+        secret    = "encrypt"
+        sensitive = "hmac-sha256"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/worker_bsr.hcl b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/worker_bsr.hcl
index 4d15ae2ae..b1446cafb 100644
--- a/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/worker_bsr.hcl
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_boundary/templates/worker_bsr.hcl
@@ -31,3 +31,44 @@ kms "awskms" {
   region     = "${region}"
   kms_key_id = "${kms_key_id}"
 }
+
+events {
+  audit_enabled        = true
+  observations_enabled = true
+  sysevents_enabled    = true
+
+  sink "stderr" {
+    name        = "all-events"
+    description = "All events sent to stderr"
+    event_types = ["*"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+      "\"/data/request_info/path\" contains \"/health\"",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  sink {
+    name        = "audit-sink"
+    description = "Audit sent to a file"
+    event_types = ["audit"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+    ]
+
+    file {
+      path      = "${audit_log_dir}"
+      file_name = "audit.log"
+    }
+
+    audit_config {
+      audit_filter_overrides {
+        secret    = "encrypt"
+        sensitive = "hmac-sha256"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_worker/main.tf b/enos/modules/aws_worker/main.tf
index b2dbcf077..67b8a8d8d 100644
--- a/enos/modules/aws_worker/main.tf
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_worker/main.tf
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ resource "enos_remote_exec" "update_path_worker" {
   }
 }
 
+locals {
+  audit_log_directory = "/var/log/boundary"
+  service_user        = "boundary"
+}
+
 resource "enos_file" "worker_config" {
   depends_on = [enos_bundle_install.worker]
 
@@ -192,6 +197,7 @@ resource "enos_file" "worker_config" {
     region                 = data.aws_availability_zone.worker_az.region
     controller_addresses   = jsonencode(var.controller_addresses)
     recording_storage_path = var.recording_storage_path
+    audit_log_dir          = local.audit_log_directory
   })
 
   transport = {
@@ -217,6 +223,26 @@ resource "enos_boundary_start" "worker_start" {
   }
 }
 
+resource "enos_remote_exec" "create_worker_audit_log_dir" {
+  depends_on = [
+    enos_boundary_start.worker_start,
+  ]
+
+  environment = {
+    LOG_DIR      = local.audit_log_directory
+    SERVICE_USER = local.service_user
+  }
+
+  scripts = [abspath("${path.module}/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh")]
+
+  transport = {
+    ssh = {
+      host = aws_instance.worker.public_ip
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
 resource "random_string" "cluster_id" {
   length  = 8
   lower   = true
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_worker/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh b/enos/modules/aws_worker/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2028de1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_worker/scripts/create-audit-log-dir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+set -eux
+
+fail() {
+  echo "$1" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+[[ -z "$LOG_DIR" ]] && fail "LOG_DIR env variable has not been set"
+[[ -z "$SERVICE_USER" ]] && fail "SERVICE_USER env variable has not been set"
+
+function retry {
+  local retries=$1
+  shift
+  local count=0
+
+  until "$@"; do
+    exit=$?
+    wait=10
+    count=$((count + 1))
+
+    if [ "$count" -lt "$retries" ]; then
+      sleep "$wait"
+    else
+      return "$exit"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+retry 7 id -a "$SERVICE_USER"
+
+sudo mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+sudo chown -R "$SERVICE_USER":"$SERVICE_USER" "$LOG_DIR"
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_worker/templates/worker.hcl b/enos/modules/aws_worker/templates/worker.hcl
index d18d6b574..604451966 100644
--- a/enos/modules/aws_worker/templates/worker.hcl
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_worker/templates/worker.hcl
@@ -29,3 +29,44 @@ kms "awskms" {
   region     = "${region}"
   kms_key_id = "${kms_key_id}"
 }
+
+events {
+  audit_enabled        = true
+  observations_enabled = true
+  sysevents_enabled    = true
+
+  sink "stderr" {
+    name        = "all-events"
+    description = "All events sent to stderr"
+    event_types = ["*"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+      "\"/data/request_info/path\" contains \"/health\"",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  sink {
+    name        = "audit-sink"
+    description = "Audit sent to a file"
+    event_types = ["audit"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+    ]
+
+    file {
+      path      = "${audit_log_dir}"
+      file_name = "audit.log"
+    }
+
+    audit_config {
+      audit_filter_overrides {
+        secret    = "encrypt"
+        sensitive = "hmac-sha256"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/enos/modules/aws_worker/templates/worker_bsr.hcl b/enos/modules/aws_worker/templates/worker_bsr.hcl
index 9a24c16c7..6cd749f5d 100644
--- a/enos/modules/aws_worker/templates/worker_bsr.hcl
+++ b/enos/modules/aws_worker/templates/worker_bsr.hcl
@@ -31,3 +31,44 @@ kms "awskms" {
   region     = "${region}"
   kms_key_id = "${kms_key_id}"
 }
+
+events {
+  audit_enabled        = true
+  observations_enabled = true
+  sysevents_enabled    = true
+
+  sink "stderr" {
+    name        = "all-events"
+    description = "All events sent to stderr"
+    event_types = ["*"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+      "\"/data/request_info/path\" contains \"/health\"",
+    ]
+  }
+
+  sink {
+    name        = "audit-sink"
+    description = "Audit sent to a file"
+    event_types = ["audit"]
+    format      = "cloudevents-json"
+
+    deny_filters = [
+      "\"/data/request_info/method\" contains \"Status\"",
+    ]
+
+    file {
+      path      = "${audit_log_dir}"
+      file_name = "audit.log"
+    }
+
+    audit_config {
+      audit_filter_overrides {
+        secret    = "encrypt"
+        sensitive = "hmac-sha256"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}