Rules changes (WIP)

Got as far as the two big rules (write below etc/write below root). Still need to do the rest, and also k8s_audit.
Squash w/ code commit: single field exceptions
2026-03-20 19:52:08 +00:00 · 2020-10-13 17:36:36 -07:00 · 2020-10-13 11:20:32 -07:00 · 2020-10-13 11:20:12 -07:00 · 2020-10-12 15:46:54 -07:00 · 2020-10-12 15:43:23 -07:00
67 changed files with 3159 additions and 801 deletions
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,85 @@
 version: 2
 jobs:
+  # Build a statically linked Falco release binary using musl
+  # This build is 100% static, there are no host dependencies
+  "build/musl":
+    docker:
+      - image: alpine:3.12
+    steps:
+      - checkout:
+          path: /source-static/falco
+      - run:
+          name: Update base image
+          command: apk update
+      - run:
+          name: Install build dependencies
+          command: apk add g++ gcc cmake cmake make ncurses-dev git bash perl linux-headers autoconf automake m4 libtool elfutils-dev libelf-static patch binutils
+      - run:
+          name: Prepare project
+          command: |
+            mkdir -p /build-static/release
+            cd /build-static/release
+            cmake -DCPACK_GENERATOR=TGZ -DBUILD_BPF=Off -DBUILD_DRIVER=Off -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=On -DMUSL_OPTIMIZED_BUILD=On -DFALCO_ETC_DIR=/etc/falco /source-static/falco
+      - run:
+          name: Build
+          command: |
+            cd /build-static/release
+            make -j4 all
+      - run:
+          name: Package
+          command: |
+            cd /build-static/release
+            make -j4 package
+      - run:
+          name: Run unit tests
+          command: |
+            cd /build-static/release
+            make tests
+      - run:
+          name: Prepare artifacts
+          command: |
+            mkdir -p /tmp/packages
+            cp /build-static/release/*.tar.gz /tmp/packages
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /tmp/packages
+          destination: /packages
+      - persist_to_workspace:
+          root: /
+          paths:
+            - build-static/release
+            - source-static
+  # Build the minimal Falco
+  # This build only contains the Falco engine and the basic input/output.
+  "build/minimal":
+    docker:
+      - image: ubuntu:focal
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Update base image
+          command: apt update -y
+      - run:
+          name: Install dependencies
+          command: DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install libjq-dev libncurses-dev libyaml-cpp-dev libelf-dev cmake build-essential git -y
+      - run:
+          name: Prepare project
+          command: |
+            mkdir build-minimal
+            pushd build-minimal
+            cmake -DMINIMAL_BUILD=On -DBUILD_BPF=Off -DBUILD_DRIVER=Off -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+            popd
+      - run:
+          name: Build
+          command: |
+            pushd build-minimal
+            make -j4 all
+            popd
+      - run:
+          name: Run unit tests
+          command: |
+            pushd build-minimal
+            make tests
+            popd
  # Build using ubuntu LTS
  # This build is dynamic, most dependencies are taken from the OS
  "build/ubuntu-focal":
@@ -202,6 +282,21 @@ jobs:
      - run:
          name: Execute integration tests
          command: /usr/bin/entrypoint test
+  "tests/integration-static":
+    docker:
+      - image: falcosecurity/falco-tester:latest
+        environment:
+          SOURCE_DIR: "/source-static"
+          BUILD_DIR: "/build-static"
+          BUILD_TYPE: "release"
+          SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS: "true"
+    steps:
+      - setup_remote_docker
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: /
+      - run:
+          name: Execute integration tests
+          command: /usr/bin/entrypoint test
  "tests/driver-loader/integration":
    machine:
      image: ubuntu-1604:202004-01
@@ -211,6 +306,33 @@ jobs:
      - run:
          name: Execute driver-loader integration tests
          command: /tmp/ws/source/falco/test/driver-loader/run_test.sh /tmp/ws/build/release/
+  # Code quality
+  "quality/static-analysis":
+    docker:
+      - image: falcosecurity/falco-builder:latest
+        environment:
+          BUILD_TYPE: "release"
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Install cppcheck
+          command: |
+            yum update -y
+            yum install epel-release -y
+            yum install cppcheck cppcheck-htmlreport -y
+      - checkout:
+          path: /source/falco
+      - run:
+          name: Prepare project
+          command: /usr/bin/entrypoint cmake
+      - run:
+          name: cppcheck
+          command: /usr/bin/entrypoint cppcheck
+      - run:
+          name: cppcheck html report
+          command: /usr/bin/entrypoint cppcheck_htmlreport
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /build/release/static-analysis-reports
+          destination: /static-analysis-reports
  # Sign rpm packages
  "rpm/sign":
    docker:
@@ -267,10 +389,34 @@ jobs:
            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
            jfrog bt u /build/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.rpm falcosecurity/rpm-dev/falco/${FALCO_VERSION} --user poiana --key ${BINTRAY_SECRET} --publish --override
      - run:
-          name: Publish tgz-dev
+          name: Publish bin-dev
          command: |
-            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
-            jfrog bt u /build/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz falcosecurity/bin-dev/falco/${FALCO_VERSION} x86_64/ --user poiana --key ${BINTRAY_SECRET} --publish --override
+            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build-static/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
+            jfrog bt u /build-static/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz falcosecurity/bin-dev/falco/${FALCO_VERSION} x86_64/ --user poiana --key ${BINTRAY_SECRET} --publish --override
+  # Clenup the Falco development release packages
+  "cleanup/packages-dev":
+    docker:
+      - image: docker.bintray.io/jfrog/jfrog-cli-go:latest
+    steps:
+      - checkout:
+          path: /source/falco
+      - run:
+          name: Prepare env
+          command: |
+            apk add --no-cache --update
+            apk add curl jq
+      - run:
+          name: Only keep the 10 most recent Falco development release tarballs
+          command: |
+            /source/falco/scripts/cleanup -p ${BINTRAY_SECRET} -r bin-dev
+      - run:
+          name: Only keep the 50 most recent Falco development release RPMs
+          command: |
+            /source/falco/scripts/cleanup -p ${BINTRAY_SECRET} -r rpm-dev
+      - run:
+          name: Only keep the 50 most recent Falco development release DEBs
+          command: |
+            /source/falco/scripts/cleanup -p ${BINTRAY_SECRET} -r deb-dev
  # Publish docker packages
  "publish/docker-dev":
    docker:
@@ -327,10 +473,10 @@ jobs:
            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
            jfrog bt u /build/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.rpm falcosecurity/rpm/falco/${FALCO_VERSION} --user poiana --key ${BINTRAY_SECRET} --publish --override
      - run:
-          name: Publish tgz
+          name: Publish bin
          command: |
-            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
-            jfrog bt u /build/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz falcosecurity/bin/falco/${FALCO_VERSION} x86_64/ --user poiana --key ${BINTRAY_SECRET} --publish --override
+            FALCO_VERSION=$(cat /build-static/release/userspace/falco/config_falco.h | grep 'FALCO_VERSION ' | cut -d' ' -f3 | sed -e 's/^"//' -e 's/"$//')
+            jfrog bt u /build-static/release/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz falcosecurity/bin/falco/${FALCO_VERSION} x86_64/ --user poiana --key ${BINTRAY_SECRET} --publish --override
  # Publish docker packages
  "publish/docker":
    docker:
@@ -372,6 +518,8 @@ workflows:
  version: 2
  build_and_test:
    jobs:
+      - "build/musl"
+      - "build/minimal"
      - "build/ubuntu-focal"
      - "build/ubuntu-focal-debug"
      - "build/ubuntu-bionic"
@@ -381,6 +529,9 @@ workflows:
      - "tests/integration":
          requires:
            - "build/centos7"
+      - "tests/integration-static":
+          requires:
+            - "build/musl"
      - "tests/driver-loader/integration":
          requires:
            - "build/centos7"
@@ -402,6 +553,16 @@ workflows:
              only: master
          requires:
            - "rpm/sign"
+            - "tests/integration-static"
+      - "cleanup/packages-dev":
+          context: falco
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              ignore: /.*/
+            branches:
+              only: master
+          requires:
+            - "publish/packages-dev"
      - "publish/docker-dev":
          context: falco
          filters:
@@ -412,8 +573,15 @@ workflows:
          requires:
            - "publish/packages-dev"
            - "tests/driver-loader/integration"
+      - "quality/static-analysis"
  release:
    jobs:
+      - "build/musl":
+          filters:
+            tags:
+              only: /.*/
+            branches:
+              ignore: /.*/
      - "build/centos7":
          filters:
            tags:
@@ -432,6 +600,7 @@ workflows:
      - "publish/packages":
          context: falco
          requires:
+            - "build/musl"
            - "rpm/sign"
          filters:
            tags:
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,93 @@
 # Change Log

-This file documents all notable changes to Falco. The release numbering uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
+## v0.26.1
+
+Released on 2020-10-01
+
+### Major Changes
+
+* new: CLI flag `--alternate-lua-dir` to load Lua files from arbitrary paths [[#1419](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1419)] - [@admiral0](https://github.com/admiral0)
+
+
+### Rule Changes
+
+* rule(Delete or rename shell history): fix warnings/FPs + container teardown [[#1423](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1423)] - [@mstemm](https://github.com/mstemm)
+* rule(Write below root): ensure proc_name_exists too [[#1423](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1423)] - [@mstemm](https://github.com/mstemm)
+
+
+## v0.26.0
+
+Released on 2020-24-09
+
+### Major Changes
+
+* new: address several sources of FPs, primarily from GKE environments. [[#1372](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1372)] - [@mstemm](https://github.com/mstemm)
+* new: driver updated to 2aa88dcf6243982697811df4c1b484bcbe9488a2 [[#1410](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1410)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)
+* new(scripts/falco-driver-loader): detect and try to build the Falco kernel module driver using different GCC versions available in the current environment. [[#1408](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1408)] - [@fntlnz](https://github.com/fntlnz)
+* new: tgz (tarball) containing the statically-linked (musl) binary of Falco is now automatically built and published on bintray [[#1377](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1377)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)
+
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+* update: bump Falco engine version to 7 [[#1381](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1381)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)
+* update: the required_engine_version is now on by default [[#1381](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1381)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)
+* update: falcosecurity/falco-no-driver image now uses the statically-linked Falco [[#1377](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1377)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)
+* docs(proposals): artifacts storage [[#1375](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1375)] - [@leodido](https://github.com/leodido)
+* docs(proposals): artifacts cleanup [[#1375](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1375)] - [@leodido](https://github.com/leodido)
+
+
+### Rule Changes
+
+* rule(macro inbound_outbound): add brackets to disambiguate operator precedence [[#1373](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1373)] - [@ldegio](https://github.com/ldegio)
+* rule(macro redis_writing_conf): add brackets to disambiguate operator precedence [[#1373](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1373)] - [@ldegio](https://github.com/ldegio)
+* rule(macro run_by_foreman): add brackets to disambiguate operator precedence [[#1373](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1373)] - [@ldegio](https://github.com/ldegio)
+* rule(macro consider_packet_socket_communication): enable "Packet socket created in container" rule by default. [[#1402](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1402)] - [@rung](https://github.com/rung)
+* rule(Delete or rename shell history): skip docker overlay filesystems when considering bash history [[#1393](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1393)] - [@mstemm](https://github.com/mstemm)
+* rule(Disallowed K8s User): quote colons in user names [[#1393](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1393)] - [@mstemm](https://github.com/mstemm)
+* rule(macro falco_sensitive_mount_containers): Adds a trailing slash to avoid repo naming issues [[#1394](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1394)] - [@bgeesaman](https://github.com/bgeesaman)
+* rule: adds user.loginuid to the default Falco rules that also contain user.name [[#1369](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1369)] - [@csschwe](https://github.com/csschwe)
+
+## v0.25.0
+
+Released on 2020-08-25
+
+### Major Changes
+
+* new(userspace/falco): print the Falco and driver versions at the very beginning of the output. [[#1303](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1303)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)
+* new: libyaml is now bundled in the release process. Users can now avoid installing libyaml directly when getting Falco from the official release. [[#1252](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1252)] - [@fntlnz](https://github.com/fntlnz)
+
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+* docs(test): step-by-step instructions to run integration tests locally [[#1313](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1313)] - [@leodido](https://github.com/leodido)
+* update: renameat2 syscall support [[#1355](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1355)] - [@fntlnz](https://github.com/fntlnz)
+* update: support for 5.8.x kernels [[#1355](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1355)] - [@fntlnz](https://github.com/fntlnz)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* fix(userspace/falco): correct the fallback mechanism for loading the kernel module [[#1366](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1366)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)
+* fix(falco-driver-loader): script crashing when using arguments [[#1330](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1330)] - [@antoinedeschenes](https://github.com/antoinedeschenes)
+
+
+### Rule Changes
+
+* rule(macro user_trusted_containers): add `sysdig/node-image-analyzer` and `sysdig/agent-slim` [[#1321](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1321)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(macro falco_privileged_images): add `docker.io/falcosecurity/falco` [[#1326](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1326)] - [@nvanheuverzwijn](https://github.com/nvanheuverzwijn)
+* rule(EphemeralContainers Created): add new rule to detect ephemeral container created [[#1339](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1339)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(macro user_read_sensitive_file_containers): replace endswiths with exact image repo name [[#1349](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1349)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(macro user_trusted_containers): replace endswiths with exact image repo name [[#1349](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1349)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(macro user_privileged_containers): replace endswiths with exact image repo name [[#1349](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1349)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(macro trusted_images_query_miner_domain_dns): replace endswiths with exact image repo name [[#1349](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1349)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(macro falco_privileged_containers): append "/" to quay.io/sysdig [[#1349](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1349)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(list falco_privileged_images): add images docker.io/sysdig/agent-slim and docker.io/sysdig/node-image-analyzer [[#1349](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1349)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(list falco_sensitive_mount_images): add image docker.io/sysdig/agent-slim [[#1349](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1349)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(list k8s_containers): prepend docker.io to images [[#1349](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1349)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(macro exe_running_docker_save): add better support for centos [[#1350](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1350)] - [@admiral0](https://github.com/admiral0)
+* rule(macro rename): add `renameat2` syscall [[#1359](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1359)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)
+* rule(Read sensitive file untrusted): add trusted images into whitelist [[#1327](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1327)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(Pod Created in Kube Namespace): add new list k8s_image_list as white list [[#1336](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1336)] - [@Kaizhe](https://github.com/Kaizhe)
+* rule(list allowed_k8s_users): add "kubernetes-admin" user [[#1323](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/1323)] - [@leogr](https://github.com/leogr)

 ## v0.24.0

--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ project(falco)

 option(USE_BUNDLED_DEPS "Bundle hard to find dependencies into the Falco binary" OFF)
 option(BUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS "Enable building with -Wextra -Werror flags" OFF)
+option(MINIMAL_BUILD "Build a minimal version of Falco, containing only the engine and basic input/output (EXPERIMENTAL)" OFF)
+option(MUSL_OPTIMIZED_BUILD "Enable if you want a musl optimized build" OFF)

 # Elapsed time
 # set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE "${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E time") # TODO(fntlnz, leodido): add a flag to enable this
@@ -50,7 +52,15 @@ else()
 endif()
 message(STATUS "Build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")

-set(CMAKE_COMMON_FLAGS "-Wall -ggdb ${DRAIOS_FEATURE_FLAGS}")
+if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  set(MINIMAL_BUILD_FLAGS "-DMINIMAL_BUILD")
+endif()
+
+if(MUSL_OPTIMIZED_BUILD)
+  set(MUSL_FLAGS "-static -Os")
+endif()
+
+set(CMAKE_COMMON_FLAGS "-Wall -ggdb ${DRAIOS_FEATURE_FLAGS} ${MINIMAL_BUILD_FLAGS} ${MUSL_FLAGS}")

 if(BUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
  set(CMAKE_SUPPRESSED_WARNINGS
@@ -123,11 +133,13 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
 # yaml-cpp
 include(yaml-cpp)

-# OpenSSL
-include(OpenSSL)
+if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  # OpenSSL
+  include(OpenSSL)

-# libcurl
-include(cURL)
+  # libcurl
+  include(cURL)
+endif()

 # LuaJIT
 set(LUAJIT_SRC "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/luajit-prefix/src/luajit/src")
@@ -194,26 +206,30 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
  BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${TBB_LIB}
  INSTALL_COMMAND "")

-# civetweb
-set(CIVETWEB_SRC "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/civetweb-prefix/src/civetweb/")
-set(CIVETWEB_LIB "${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install/lib/libcivetweb.a")
-set(CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR "${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install/include")
-message(STATUS "Using bundled civetweb in '${CIVETWEB_SRC}'")
-ExternalProject_Add(
-  civetweb
-  URL "https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb/archive/v1.11.tar.gz"
-  URL_HASH "SHA256=de7d5e7a2d9551d325898c71e41d437d5f7b51e754b242af897f7be96e713a42"
-  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install/lib
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install/include
-  BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-  BUILD_COMMAND ${CMD_MAKE} COPT="-DNO_FILES" WITH_CPP=1
-  INSTALL_COMMAND ${CMD_MAKE} COPT="-DNO_FILES" install-lib install-headers PREFIX=${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install "WITH_CPP=1")
+if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  # civetweb
+  set(CIVETWEB_SRC "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/civetweb-prefix/src/civetweb/")
+  set(CIVETWEB_LIB "${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install/lib/libcivetweb.a")
+  set(CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR "${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install/include")
+  message(STATUS "Using bundled civetweb in '${CIVETWEB_SRC}'")
+  ExternalProject_Add(
+    civetweb
+    URL "https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb/archive/v1.11.tar.gz"
+    URL_HASH "SHA256=de7d5e7a2d9551d325898c71e41d437d5f7b51e754b242af897f7be96e713a42"
+    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install/lib
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install/include
+    BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
+    BUILD_COMMAND ${CMD_MAKE} COPT="-DNO_FILES" WITH_CPP=1
+    INSTALL_COMMAND ${CMD_MAKE} COPT="-DNO_FILES" install-lib install-headers PREFIX=${CIVETWEB_SRC}/install "WITH_CPP=1")
+endif()

 #string-view-lite
 include(DownloadStringViewLite)

-# gRPC
-include(gRPC)
+if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  # gRPC
+  include(gRPC)
+endif()

 # sysdig
 include(sysdig)
@@ -221,11 +237,13 @@ include(sysdig)
 # Installation
 install(FILES falco.yaml DESTINATION "${FALCO_ETC_DIR}")

-# Coverage
-include(Coverage)
+if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  # Coverage
+  include(Coverage)

-# Tests
-add_subdirectory(test)
+  # Tests
+  add_subdirectory(test)
+endif()

 # Rules
 add_subdirectory(rules)
@@ -236,6 +254,9 @@ add_subdirectory(docker)
 # Clang format
 # add_custom_target(format COMMAND clang-format --style=file -i $<TARGET_PROPERTY:falco,SOURCES> COMMENT "Formatting ..." VERBATIM)

+# Static analysis
+include(static-analysis)
+
 # Shared build variables
 set(FALCO_SINSP_LIBRARY sinsp)
 set(FALCO_SHARE_DIR share/falco)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ To get involved with The Falco Project please visit [the community repository](h

 ### Contributing

-See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
+See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/falcosecurity/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

 ### Security Audit

--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@ Our release process is mostly automated, but we still need some manual steps to

 Changes and new features are grouped in [milestones](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/milestones), the milestone with the next version represents what is going to be released.

-Releases happen on a monthly cadence, towards the 16th of the on-going month, and we need to assign owners for each (usually we pair a new person with an experienced one). Assignees and the due date are proposed during the [weekly community call](https://github.com/falcosecurity/community). Note that hotfix releases can happen as soon as it is needed.
+A release happens every two months ([as per community discussion](https://github.com/falcosecurity/community/blob/master/meeting-notes/2020-09-30.md#agenda)), and we need to assign owners for each (usually we pair a new person with an experienced one). Assignees and the due date are proposed during the [weekly community call](https://github.com/falcosecurity/community). Note that hotfix releases can happen as soon as it is needed.

 Finally, on the proposed due date the assignees for the upcoming release proceed with the processes described below.

 ## Pre-Release Checklist

+Before cutting a release we need to do some homework in the Falco repository. This should take 5 minutes using the GitHub UI.
+
 ### 1. Release notes
- Let `YYYY-MM-DD` the day before of the [latest release](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases)
+- Find the LAST release (-1) and use `YYYY-MM-DD` as the day before of the [latest release](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/releases)
 - Check the release note block of every PR matching the `is:pr is:merged closed:>YYYY-MM-DD` [filter](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+closed%3A%3EYYYY-MM-DD)
    - Ensure the release note block follows the [commit convention](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#commit-convention), otherwise fix its content
    - If the PR has no milestone, assign it to the milestone currently undergoing release
- Check issues without a milestone (using [is:pr is:merged no:milestone closed:>YYYT-MM-DD](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+no%3Amilestone+closed%3A%3EYYYT-MM-DD) filter) and add them to the milestone currently undergoing release
- Double-check that there are no more merged PRs without the target milestone assigned with the `is:pr is:merged no:milestone closed:>YYYT-MM-DD` [filters](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+no%3Amilestone+closed%3A%3EYYYT-MM-DD), if any, fix them
+- Check issues without a milestone (using [is:pr is:merged no:milestone closed:>YYYY-MM-DD](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+no%3Amilestone+closed%3A%3EYYYY-MM-DD) filter) and add them to the milestone currently undergoing release
+- Double-check that there are no more merged PRs without the target milestone assigned with the `is:pr is:merged no:milestone closed:>YYYY-MM-DD` [filters](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+no%3Amilestone+closed%3A%3EYYYY-MM-DD), if any, fix them

 ### 2. Milestones

@@ -28,14 +30,15 @@ Finally, on the proposed due date the assignees for the upcoming release proceed
    - If any, manually correct it then open an issue to automate version number bumping later
    - Versions table in the `README.md` update itself automatically
 - Generate the change log https://github.com/leodido/rn2md, or https://fs.fntlnz.wtf/falco/milestones-changelog.txt for the lazy people (it updates every 5 minutes)
- Add the lastest changes on top the previous `CHANGELOG.md`
+    - If you review timeout errors with `rn2md` try to generate an GitHub Oauth access token and use `-t`
+- Add the latest changes on top the previous `CHANGELOG.md`
 - Submit a PR with the above modifications
 - Await PR approval
- Close the completed milestone as soon PR is merged
+- Close the completed milestone as soon as the PR is merged

 ## Release

-Let `x.y.z` the new version.
+Now assume `x.y.z` is the new version.

 ### 1. Create a tag

@@ -58,15 +61,29 @@ Let `x.y.z` the new version.
 - Use `x.y.z` both as tag version and release title
 - Use the following template to fill the release description:
    ```
+    <!-- Substitute x.y.z with the current release version -->
+
+    | Packages | Download                                                                                                                                               |
+    | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+    | rpm      | [![rpm](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://dl.bintray.com/falcosecurity/rpm/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.rpm)        |
+    | deb      | [![deb](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://dl.bintray.com/falcosecurity/deb/stable/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.deb) |
+    | tgz      | [![tgz](https://img.shields.io/badge/Falco-x.y.z-%2300aec7?style=flat-square)](https://dl.bintray.com/falcosecurity/bin/x86_64/falco-x.y.z-x86_64.deb) |
+
+    | Images                                                          |
+    | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
+    | `docker pull docker.io/falcosecurity/falco:_tag_`               |
+    | `docker pull docker.io/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:_tag_` |
+    | `docker pull docker.io/falcosecurity/falco-no-driver:_tag_`     |
+
    <!-- Copy the relevant part of the changelog here -->

    ### Statistics

-    | Merged PRs        | Number  |
-    |-------------------|---------|
-    | Not user-facing   | x       |
-    | Release note      | x       |
-    | Total             | x       |
+    | Merged PRs      | Number |
+    | --------------- | ------ |
+    | Not user-facing | x      |
+    | Release note    | x      |
+    | Total           | x      |

    <!-- Calculate stats and fill the above table -->
    ```
--- a/brand/README.md
+++ b/brand/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@ There are 3 logos available for use in this directory. Use the primary logo unle

 The Falco logo is Apache 2 licensed and free to use in media and publication for the CNCF Falco project.

+### Colors
+
+| Name      | PMS  | RGB         |
+|-----------|------|-------------|
+| Teal      | 3125 |   0 174 199 |
+| Cool Gray |   11 |  83  86  90 |
+| Black     |      |   0   0   0 |
+| Blue-Gray | 7700 |  22 92 125  |
+| Gold      | 1375 | 255 158  27 |
+| Orange    |  171 | 255  92  57 |
+| Emerald   | 3278 |   0 155 119 |
+| Green     |  360 | 108 194  74 |
+
+The primary colors are those in the first two rows.
+
 ### Slogan

 > Cloud Native Runtime Security
--- a/cmake/modules/CPackConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/CPackConfig.cmake
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ set(CPACK_PROJECT_CONFIG_FILE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cpack/CMakeCPackOptio
 set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES "ON")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_RELOCATABLE "OFF")

-set(CPACK_GENERATOR DEB RPM TGZ)
+if(NOT CPACK_GENERATOR)
+    set(CPACK_GENERATOR DEB RPM TGZ)
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "Using package generators: ${CPACK_GENERATOR}")

 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION "utils")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE "amd64")
--- a/cmake/modules/DownloadStringViewLite.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DownloadStringViewLite.cmake
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include(ExternalProject)

 set(STRING_VIEW_LITE_PREFIX ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/string-view-lite-prefix)
 set(STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE ${STRING_VIEW_LITE_PREFIX}/include)
-message(STATUS "Found string-view-lite: include: ${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}")
+message(STATUS "Using bundled string-view-lite in ${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}")

 ExternalProject_Add(
  string-view-lite
--- a/cmake/modules/gRPC.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/gRPC.cmake
@@ -96,12 +96,17 @@ else()
  # that zlib will be very outdated
  set(ZLIB_INCLUDE "${GRPC_SRC}/third_party/zlib")
  set(ZLIB_LIB "${GRPC_LIBS_ABSOLUTE}/libz.a")
+  # we tell gRPC to compile c-ares for us because when a gRPC package is not available, like on CentOS, it's very likely
+  # that c-ares will be very outdated
+  set(CARES_INCLUDE "${GRPC_SRC}/third_party/cares" "${GRPC_SRC}/third_party/cares/cares")
+  set(CARES_LIB "${GRPC_LIBS_ABSOLUTE}/libares.a")

  message(STATUS "Using bundled gRPC in '${GRPC_SRC}'")
  message(
    STATUS
      "Bundled gRPC comes with protobuf: compiler: ${PROTOC}, include: ${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE}, lib: ${PROTOBUF_LIB}")
  message(STATUS "Bundled gRPC comes with zlib: include: ${ZLIB_INCLUDE}, lib: ${ZLIB_LIB}}")
+  message(STATUS "Bundled gRPC comes with cares: include: ${CARES_INCLUDE}, lib: ${CARES_LIB}}")
  message(STATUS "Bundled gRPC comes with gRPC C++ plugin: include: ${GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN}")

  get_filename_component(PROTOC_DIR ${PROTOC} PATH)
--- a/cmake/modules/static-analysis.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/static-analysis.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# create the reports folder
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/static-analysis-reports)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/static-analysis-reports/cppcheck)
+
+# cppcheck
+find_program(CPPCHECK cppcheck)
+find_program(CPPCHECK_HTMLREPORT cppcheck-htmlreport)
+
+if(NOT CPPCHECK)
+  message(STATUS "cppcheck command not found, static code analysis using cppcheck will not be available.")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "cppcheck found at: ${CPPCHECK}")
+  # we are aware that cppcheck can be run
+  # along with the software compilation in a single step
+  # using the CMAKE_CXX_CPPCHECK variables.
+  # However, for practical needs we want to keep the
+  # two things separated and have a specific target for it.
+  # Our cppcheck target reads the compilation database produced by CMake
+  set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS On)
+  add_custom_target(
+      cppcheck
+      COMMAND ${CPPCHECK}
+      "--enable=all"
+      "--force"
+      "--inconclusive"
+      "--inline-suppr" # allows to specify suppressions directly in source code
+      "--project=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/compile_commands.json" # use the compilation database as source
+      "--quiet"
+      "--xml" # we want to generate a report
+      "--output-file=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/static-analysis-reports/cppcheck/cppcheck.xml" # generate the report under the reports folder in the build folder
+      "-i${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"# exclude the build folder
+  )
+endif() # CPPCHECK
+
+if(NOT CPPCHECK_HTMLREPORT)
+  message(STATUS "cppcheck-htmlreport command not found, will not be able to produce html reports for cppcheck results")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "cppcheck-htmlreport found at: ${CPPCHECK_HTMLREPORT}")
+  add_custom_target(
+    cppcheck_htmlreport
+    COMMAND ${CPPCHECK_HTMLREPORT} --title=${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} --report-dir=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/static-analysis-reports/cppcheck --file=static-analysis-reports/cppcheck/cppcheck.xml)
+endif() # CPPCHECK_HTMLREPORT
--- a/cmake/modules/sysdig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/sysdig.cmake
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ set(SYSDIG_CMAKE_WORKING_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/sysdig-repo")
 # this needs to be here at the top
 if(USE_BUNDLED_DEPS)
  # explicitly force this dependency to use the bundled OpenSSL
-  set(USE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL ON)
+  if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+    set(USE_BUNDLED_OPENSSL ON)
+  endif()
  set(USE_BUNDLED_JQ ON)
 endif()

@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${SYSDIG_CMAKE_WORKING_DIR})
 # default below In case you want to test against another sysdig version just pass the variable - ie., `cmake
 # -DSYSDIG_VERSION=dev ..`
 if(NOT SYSDIG_VERSION)
-  set(SYSDIG_VERSION "ae104eb20ff0198a5dcb0c91cc36c86e7c3f25c7")
-  set(SYSDIG_CHECKSUM "SHA256=43d274e4ce16b0d0e4dd00aab78006c902f36070d1cbb22d12a2685134a2ae51")
+  set(SYSDIG_VERSION "2aa88dcf6243982697811df4c1b484bcbe9488a2")
+  set(SYSDIG_CHECKSUM "SHA256=a737077543a6f3473ab306b424bcf7385d788149829ed1538252661b0f20d0f6")
 endif()
 set(PROBE_VERSION "${SYSDIG_VERSION}")

@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ add_subdirectory("${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/driver" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver")
 # Add libscap directory
 add_definitions(-D_GNU_SOURCE)
 add_definitions(-DHAS_CAPTURE)
+if(MUSL_OPTIMIZED_BUILD)
+  add_definitions(-DMUSL_OPTIMIZED)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory("${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libscap" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/libscap")

 # Add libsinsp directory
@@ -65,5 +70,8 @@ add_dependencies(sinsp tbb b64 luajit)
 set(CREATE_TEST_TARGETS OFF)

 if(USE_BUNDLED_DEPS)
-  add_dependencies(scap grpc curl jq)
+  add_dependencies(scap jq)
+  if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+    add_dependencies(scap curl grpc)
+  endif()
 endif()
--- a/docker/builder/root/usr/bin/entrypoint
+++ b/docker/builder/root/usr/bin/entrypoint
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ case "$CMD" in
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="$BUILD_TYPE" \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DBUILD_DRIVER="$BUILD_DRIVER" \
+    -DMINIMAL_BUILD="$MINIMAL_BUILD" \
    -DBUILD_BPF="$BUILD_BPF" \
    -DBUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS="$BUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS" \
    -DFALCO_VERSION="$FALCO_VERSION" \
--- a/docker/no-driver/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/no-driver/Dockerfile
@@ -12,47 +12,16 @@ WORKDIR /

 ADD https://bintray.com/api/ui/download/falcosecurity/${VERSION_BUCKET}/x86_64/falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz /

-RUN apt-get update -y && \
-    apt-get install -y binutils && \
-    tar -xvf falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz && \
+RUN tar -xvf falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz && \
    rm -f falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64.tar.gz && \
    mv falco-${FALCO_VERSION}-x86_64 falco && \
-    strip falco/usr/bin/falco && \
-    apt-get clean && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    rm -rf falco/usr/src/falco-* falco/usr/bin/falco-driver-loader

 RUN sed -e 's/time_format_iso_8601: false/time_format_iso_8601: true/' < /falco/etc/falco/falco.yaml > /falco/etc/falco/falco.yaml.new \
    && mv /falco/etc/falco/falco.yaml.new /falco/etc/falco/falco.yaml

 FROM scratch

-COPY --from=ubuntu /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libanl.so.1 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnsl.so.1 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_compat.so.2 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_files.so.2 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_nis.so.2 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 \
-    /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
-
-COPY --from=ubuntu /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 \
-    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
-
-COPY --from=ubuntu /etc/ld.so.cache \
-    /etc/nsswitch.conf \
-    /etc/ld.so.cache \
-    /etc/passwd \
-    /etc/group \
-    /etc/
-
-COPY --from=ubuntu /etc/default/nss /etc/default/nss
-COPY --from=ubuntu /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
-
 COPY --from=ubuntu /falco /

 CMD ["/usr/bin/falco", "-o", "time_format_iso_8601=true"]
--- a/docker/tester/root/usr/bin/entrypoint
+++ b/docker/tester/root/usr/bin/entrypoint
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash

-set -eu -o pipefail
+set -u -o pipefail
+
+BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR:-/build}
+SOURCE_DIR=${SOURCE_DIR:-/source}
+SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS=${SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS:-false}

-SOURCE_DIR=/source
-BUILD_DIR=/build
 CMD=${1:-test}
 shift

@@ -56,9 +58,11 @@ case "$CMD" in
    fi

    # build docker images
-    build_image "$BUILD_DIR" "$BUILD_TYPE" "$FALCO_VERSION" "deb"
-    build_image "$BUILD_DIR" "$BUILD_TYPE" "$FALCO_VERSION" "rpm"
-    build_image "$BUILD_DIR" "$BUILD_TYPE" "$FALCO_VERSION" "tar.gz"
+    if [ "$SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS" = false ] ; then
+        build_image "$BUILD_DIR" "$BUILD_TYPE" "$FALCO_VERSION" "deb"
+        build_image "$BUILD_DIR" "$BUILD_TYPE" "$FALCO_VERSION" "rpm"
+        build_image "$BUILD_DIR" "$BUILD_TYPE" "$FALCO_VERSION" "tar.gz"
+    fi

    # check that source directory contains Falco
    if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR/falco/test" ]; then
@@ -69,12 +73,14 @@ case "$CMD" in
    # run tests
    echo "Running regression tests ..."
    cd "$SOURCE_DIR/falco/test"
-    ./run_regression_tests.sh -d "$BUILD_DIR/$BUILD_TYPE"
+    SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS=$SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS ./run_regression_tests.sh -d "$BUILD_DIR/$BUILD_TYPE"

    # clean docker images
-    clean_image "deb"
-    clean_image "rpm"
-    clean_image "tar.gz"
+    if [ "$SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS" = false ] ; then
+        clean_image "deb"
+        clean_image "rpm"
+        clean_image "tar.gz"
+    fi
    ;;
 "bash")
    CMD=/bin/bash
--- a/proposals/20200506-artifacts-scope-part-1.md
+++ b/proposals/20200506-artifacts-scope-part-1.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The **Falco Artifact Scope** proposal is divided in two parts:
 1. the Part 1 - *this document*: the State of Art of Falco artifacts
 2. the [Part 2](./20200506-artifacts-scope-part-2.md): the intended state moving forward

-## Summary 
+## Summary

 As a project we would like to support the following artifacts.

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Inspired by many previous issues and many of the weekly community calls.

 ## Terms

-**falco** 
+**falco**

 *The Falco binary*

@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ Inspired by many previous issues and many of the weekly community calls.

 **package**

-*An installable artifact that is operating system specific. All packages MUST be hosted on bintray.*
+*An installable artifact that is operating system specific. All packages MUST be hosted on [bintray](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity).*

 **image**

 *OCI compliant container image hosted on dockerhub with tags for every release and the current master branch.*
- 
+

 # Packages

@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ List of currently official container images (for X86 64bits only):

 | Name | Directory | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| [falcosecurity/falco:latest](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco), [falcosecurity/falco:_tag_](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco), [falcosecurity/falco:master](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco) | docker/stable | Falco (DEB built from git tag or from the master) with all the building toolchain. | 
-| [falcosecurity/falco:latest-slim](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco), [falcosecurity/falco:_tag_-slim](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco),[falcosecurity/falco:master-slim](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco) | docker/slim | Falco (DEB build from git tag or from the master) without the building toolchain. | 
-| [falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:latest](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader), [falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:_tag_](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader), [falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:master](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader) | docker/driver-loader | `falco-driver-loader` as entrypoint with the building toolchain. | 
-| [falcosecurity/falco-builder:latest](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-builder) | docker/builder | The complete build tool chain for compiling Falco from source. See [the documentation](https://falco.org/docs/source/) for more details on building from source. Used to build Falco (CI). | 
-| [falcosecurity/falco-tester:latest](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-tester) | docker/tester | Container image for running the Falco test suite. Used to run Falco integration tests (CI). | 
+| [falcosecurity/falco:latest](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco), [falcosecurity/falco:_tag_](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco), [falcosecurity/falco:master](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco) | docker/stable | Falco (DEB built from git tag or from the master) with all the building toolchain. |
+| [falcosecurity/falco:latest-slim](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco), [falcosecurity/falco:_tag_-slim](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco),[falcosecurity/falco:master-slim](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco) | docker/slim | Falco (DEB build from git tag or from the master) without the building toolchain. |
+| [falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:latest](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader), [falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:_tag_](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader), [falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader:master](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-driver-loader) | docker/driver-loader | `falco-driver-loader` as entrypoint with the building toolchain. |
+| [falcosecurity/falco-builder:latest](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-builder) | docker/builder | The complete build tool chain for compiling Falco from source. See [the documentation](https://falco.org/docs/source/) for more details on building from source. Used to build Falco (CI). |
+| [falcosecurity/falco-tester:latest](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/falcosecurity/falco-tester) | docker/tester | Container image for running the Falco test suite. Used to run Falco integration tests (CI). |
 | _to not be published_ | docker/local | Built on-the-fly and used by falco-tester. |

 **Note**: `falco-builder`, `falco-tester` (and the `docker/local` image which it's built on the fly by the `falco-tester` one) are not integrated into the release process because they are development and CI tools that need to be manually pushed only when updated.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ This new [contrib](https://github.com/falcosecurity/contrib) repository will be

 ### repository

-"_Incubating level_" projects such as [falco-exporter](https://github.com/falco-exporter) can be promoted from `contrib` to their own repository. 
+"_Incubating level_" projects such as [falco-exporter](https://github.com/falco-exporter) can be promoted from `contrib` to their own repository.

 This is done as needed, and can best be measured by the need to cut a release and use the GitHub release features. Again, this is at the discretion of the Falco open source community.

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The *Part 1* is mainly intended as a cleanup process.
 For each item not listed above, ask if it needs to be moved or deleted.
 After the cleanup process, all items will match the *Part 1* of this proposal.

-    
+
 ### Action Items

 Here are SOME of the items that would need to be done, for example:
--- a/proposals/20200818-artifacts-storage.md
+++ b/proposals/20200818-artifacts-storage.md
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# Falco Artifacts Storage
+
+This document reflects the way we store the Falco artifacts.
+
+## Terms & Definitions
+
+- [Falco artifacts](./20200506-artifacts-scope-part-1.md)
+- Bintray: artifacts distribution platform
+
+## Packages
+
+The Falco packages are **automatically** built and sent to [bintray](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity) in the following cases:
+
+- a pull request gets merged into the master branch (**Falco development releases**)
+- a new Falco release (git tag) happens on the master branch (**Falco stable releases**)
+
+The only prerequisite is that the specific Falco source code builds successfully and that the tests pass.
+
+As per [Falco Artifacts Scope (#1)](./20200506-artifacts-scope-part-1.md) proposal we provide three kind of Falco packages:
+
+- DEB
+- RPM
+- Tarball
+
+Thus, we have three repositories for the Falco stable releases:
+
+- https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/deb
+- https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/rpm
+- https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/bin
+
+And three repositories for the Falco development releases:
+
+- https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/deb-dev
+- https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/rpm-dev
+- https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/bin-dev
+
+## Drivers
+
+The process of publishing a set of prebuilt Falco drivers is implemented by the **Drivers Build Grid (DBG)** in the [test-infra](https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra/tree/master/driverkit) repository (`driverkit` directory).
+
+This process is driven by the configuration files (YAML) present in the `driverkit/config` directory in the [test-infra](https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra/tree/master/driverkit) repository.
+
+Each of these files represents a prebuilt driver (eventually two: kernel module and eBPF probe, when possible) that will be published on [bintray](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity) if it builds correctly.
+
+Every time the `driverkit/config` directory on the master branch has some changes from the previous commit the CI system, which you can find defined in the [.circleci/config.yml](https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra/blob/master/.circleci/config.yml) file, takes care of building and publishing all the drivers.
+
+The driver versions we ship prebuilt drivers for are:
+
+- the driver version associated with the last Falco stable version ([see here](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/blob/c4b7f17271d1a4ca533b2e672ecaaea5289ccdc5/cmake/modules/sysdig.cmake#L29))
+- the driver version associated with the penultimate Falco stable version
+
+The prebuilt drivers get published into [this](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/driver) generic artifacts repository.
+
+You can also visualize the full list of prebuilt drivers by driver version visiting this [URL](https://dl.bintray.com/falcosecurity/driver).
+
+### Notice
+
+The generation of new prebuilt drivers takes usually place with a frequency of 1-2 weeks, on a **best-effort** basis.
+
+Thus, it can happen the list of available prebuilt drivers does not yet contain the driver version currently on Falco master.
+
+Nevertheless, this process is an open, auditable, and transparent one.
+
+So, by sending a pull-request towards [test-infra](https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra) repository containing the configuration YAML files you can help the Falco community stay on track.
+
+Some pull-requests you can look at to create your own are:
+
+- https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra/pull/165
+- https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra/pull/163
+- https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra/pull/162
+
+While, the documentation of the YAML configuration files can be found [here](https://github.com/falcosecurity/driverkit/blob/master/README.md).
+
+## Container images
+
+As per Falco packages, also the Falco official container images are **automatically** published to the [dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/r/falcosecurity/falco).
+
+These images are built and published in two cases:
+
+- a pull request gets merged into the master branch (**Falco development releases**)
+- a new Falco release (git tag) happens (**Falco stable releases**)
+
+For a detailed explanation of the container images we build and ship look at the following [documentation](https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/blob/master/docker/README.md).
--- a/proposals/20200901-artifacts-cleanup.md
+++ b/proposals/20200901-artifacts-cleanup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# Falco Artifacts Cleanup
+
+This document reflects when and how we clean up the Falco artifacts from their storage location.
+
+## Motivation
+
+The [bintray](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity) open-source plan offers 10GB free space for storing artifacts.
+
+They also kindly granted us an additional 5GB of free space.
+
+## Goal
+
+Keep the storage space usage under 15GB by cleaning up the [Falco artifacts](./20200506-artifacts-scope-part-1.md) from the [storage](./20200818-artifacts-storage).
+
+## Status
+
+To be implemented.
+
+## Packages
+
+### Tarballs from Falco master
+
+At the moment of writing this document, this kind of Falco package requires approx. 50MB (maximum detected size) of storage space.
+
+Since, historically, the [bin-dev](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/bin-dev) repository is the less used one, this document proposes to keep only the last 10 **Falco development releases** it contains.
+
+This means that the [bin-dev](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/bin-dev) repository will take at maximum 500MB of storage space.
+
+### DEB from Falco master
+
+At the moment of writing this document, this kind of Falco package requires approx. 5.1MB (maximum detected size) of storage space.
+
+Historically, every Falco release is composed by less than 50 merges (upper limit).
+
+So, to theoretically retain all the **Falco development releases** that led to a Falco stable release, this document proposes to keep the last 50 Falco DEB packages.
+
+This means that the [deb-dev](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/deb-dev) repository will take at maximum 255MB of storage space.
+
+### RPM from Falco master
+
+At the moment of writing this document, this kind of Falco package requires approx. 4.3MB (maximum detected size) of storage space.
+
+For the same exact reasons explained above this document proposes to keep the last 50 Falco RPM packages.
+
+This means that the [rpm-dev](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/rpm-dev) repository will take at maximum 215MB of storage space.
+
+### Stable releases
+
+This document proposes to retain all the stable releases.
+
+This means that all the Falco packages present in the Falco stable release repositories will be kept.
+
+The [bin](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/bin) repository contains a Falco tarball package for every release.
+This means it grows in space of ~50MB each month.
+
+The [deb](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/deb) repository contains a Falco DEB package for every release.
+This means it grows in space of ~5MB each month.
+
+The [rpm](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/rpm) repository contains a Falco RPM package for every release.
+This means it grows in space of ~4.3MB each month.
+
+### Considerations
+
+Assuming the size of the packages does not surpass the numbers listed in the above sections, the **Falco development releases** will always take less that 1GB of artifacts storage space.
+
+Assuming 12 stable releases at year, at the current size of packages, the **Falco stable releases** will take approx. 720MB of storage space every year.
+
+### Implementation
+
+The Falco CI will have a new CI job - called `cleanup/packages-dev` - responsible for removing the **Falco development releases** depending on the above plan.
+
+This job will be triggered after the `publish/packages-dev` completed successfully.
+
+## Drivers
+
+As explained in the [Artifacts Storage](./20200818-artifacts-storage) proposal, we build the drivers for the **last two driver versions** associated with **latest Falco stable releases**.
+Then, we store those drivers into a [generic bintray repository](https://bintray.com/falcosecurity/driver) from which the installation process automatically downloads them, if suitable.
+
+This document proposes to implement a cleanup mechanism that deletes all the other driver versions available.
+
+At the moment of writing, considering only the last two driver versions (**ae104eb**, **85c8895**) associated with the latest Falco stable releases, we ship ~340 eBPF drivers, each accounting for ~3.1MB of storage space, and 1512 kernel modules (~3.1MB size each, too).
+
+Thus, we obtain an estimate of approx. 2.875GB for **each** driver version.
+
+This document proposes to only store the last two driver versions associates with the latest Falco stable releases. And deleting the other ones.
+
+This way, assuming the number of prebuilt drivers does not skyrocket, we can reasonably estimate the storage space used by prebuilt drivers to be around 6GB.
+
+Notice that, in case a Falco stable release will not depend on a new driver version, this means the last two driver versions will, in this case, cover more than the two Falco stable releases.
+
+### Archivation
+
+Since the process of building drivers is time and resource consuming, this document also proposes to move the driver versions in other storage facilities.
+
+The candidate is an AWS S3 bucket responsible for holding the deleted driver version files.
+
+### Implementation
+
+The [test-infra](https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra) CI, specifically its part dedicated to run the **Drivers Build Grid** that runs every time it detects changes into the `driverkit` directory of the [test-infra](https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra) repository,
+will have a new job - called `drivers/cleanup` - responsible for removing all the Falco driver versions except the last two.
+
+This job will be triggered after the `drivers/publish` completed successfully on the master branch.
--- a/rules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ if(DEFINED FALCO_COMPONENT)
    COMPONENT "${FALCO_COMPONENT}"
    DESTINATION "${FALCO_ETC_DIR}"
    RENAME "${FALCO_LOCAL_RULES_DEST_FILENAME}")
-
-  # Intentionally *not* installing application_rules.yaml. Not needed when falco is embedded in other projects.
+# Intentionally *not* installing application_rules.yaml. Not needed when falco is embedded in other projects.
 else()
  install(
    FILES falco_rules.yaml
@@ -57,8 +56,8 @@ else()

  install(
    FILES application_rules.yaml
-    DESTINATION "/etc/falco/rules.available"
+    DESTINATION "${FALCO_ETC_DIR}/rules.available"
    RENAME "${FALCO_APP_RULES_DEST_FILENAME}")

-  install(DIRECTORY DESTINATION "/etc/falco/rules.d")
+  install(DIRECTORY DESTINATION "${FALCO_ETC_DIR}/rules.d")
 endif()
--- a/rules/falco_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/falco_rules.yaml
--- a/rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
    "minikube", "minikube-user", "kubelet", "kops", "admin", "kube", "kube-proxy", "kube-apiserver-healthcheck",
    "kubernetes-admin",
    vertical_pod_autoscaler_users,
+    cluster-autoscaler,
+    "system:addon-manager"
    ]

 - rule: Disallowed K8s User
@@ -242,20 +244,48 @@
  source: k8s_audit
  tags: [k8s]

+# Only defined for backwards compatibility. Use the more specific
+# user_allowed_kube_namespace_image_list instead.
 - list: user_trusted_image_list
  items: []

- list: k8s_image_list
-  items: [k8s.gcr.io/kube-apiserver, kope/kube-apiserver-healthcheck]
+- list: user_allowed_kube_namespace_image_list
+  items: [user_trusted_image_list]

- macro: trusted_pod
-  condition: (ka.req.pod.containers.image.repository in (user_trusted_image_list) or
-              ka.req.pod.containers.image.repository in (k8s_image_list))
+# Only defined for backwards compatibility. Use the more specific
+# allowed_kube_namespace_image_list instead.
+- list: k8s_image_list
+  items: []
+
+- list: allowed_kube_namespace_image_list
+  items: [
+    gcr.io/google-containers/prometheus-to-sd,
+    gcr.io/projectcalico-org/node,
+    gke.gcr.io/addon-resizer,
+    gke.gcr.io/heapster,
+    gke.gcr.io/gke-metadata-server,
+    k8s.gcr.io/ip-masq-agent-amd64,
+    k8s.gcr.io/kube-apiserver,
+    gke.gcr.io/kube-proxy,
+    gke.gcr.io/netd-amd64,
+    k8s.gcr.io/addon-resizer
+    k8s.gcr.io/prometheus-to-sd,
+    k8s.gcr.io/k8s-dns-dnsmasq-nanny-amd64,
+    k8s.gcr.io/k8s-dns-kube-dns-amd64,
+    k8s.gcr.io/k8s-dns-sidecar-amd64,
+    k8s.gcr.io/metrics-server-amd64,
+    kope/kube-apiserver-healthcheck,
+    k8s_image_list
+    ]
+
+- macro: allowed_kube_namespace_pods
+  condition: (ka.req.pod.containers.image.repository in (user_allowed_kube_namespace_image_list) or
+              ka.req.pod.containers.image.repository in (allowed_kube_namespace_image_list))

 # Detect any new pod created in the kube-system namespace
 - rule: Pod Created in Kube Namespace
  desc: Detect any attempt to create a pod in the kube-system or kube-public namespaces
-  condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and ka.target.namespace in (kube-system, kube-public) and not trusted_pod
+  condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and ka.target.namespace in (kube-system, kube-public) and not allowed_kube_namespace_pods
  output: Pod created in kube namespace (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace images=%ka.req.pod.containers.image)
  priority: WARNING
  source: k8s_audit
@@ -281,7 +311,8 @@
 # normal operation.
 - rule: System ClusterRole Modified/Deleted
  desc: Detect any attempt to modify/delete a ClusterRole/Role starting with system
-  condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and (kmodify or kdelete) and (ka.target.name startswith "system:") and ka.target.name!="system:coredns"
+  condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and (kmodify or kdelete) and (ka.target.name startswith "system:") and
+             not ka.target.name in (system:coredns, system:managed-certificate-controller)
  output: System ClusterRole/Role modified or deleted (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace action=%ka.verb)
  priority: WARNING
  source: k8s_audit
--- a/scripts/cleanup
+++ b/scripts/cleanup
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+usage() {
+    echo "usage: $0 -p 0987654321 -r <deb-dev|rpm-dev|bin-dev>"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+user=poiana
+
+# Get the versions to delete.
+#
+# $1: repository to lookup
+# $2: number of versions to skip.
+get_versions() {
+    # The API endpoint returns the Falco package versions sort by most recent.
+    IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a all < <(curl -s --header "Content-Type: application/json" "https://api.bintray.com/packages/falcosecurity/$1/falco" | jq -r '.versions | .[]' | tail -n "+$2")
+}
+
+# Remove all the versions (${all[@]} array).
+#
+# $1: repository containing the versions.
+rem_versions() {
+    for i in "${!all[@]}";
+    do
+        JFROG_CLI_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG jfrog bt vd --quiet --user "${user}" --key "${pass}" "falcosecurity/$1/falco/${all[$i]}"
+    done
+}
+
+while getopts ":p::r:" opt; do
+    case "${opt}" in
+        p )
+          pass=${OPTARG}
+          ;;
+        r )
+          repo="${OPTARG}"
+          [[ "${repo}" == "deb-dev" || "${repo}" == "rpm-dev" || "${repo}" == "bin-dev" ]] || usage
+          ;;
+        : )
+          echo "invalid option: ${OPTARG} requires an argument" 1>&2
+          exit 1
+          ;;
+        \?)
+          echo "invalid option: ${OPTARG}" 1>&2
+          exit 1
+          ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+if [ -z "${pass}" ] || [ -z "${repo}" ]; then
+    usage
+fi
+
+skip=51
+if [[ "${repo}" == "bin-dev" ]]; then
+    skip=11
+fi
+
+get_versions "${repo}" ${skip}
+echo "number of versions to delete: ${#all[@]}"
+rem_versions "${repo}"
--- a/scripts/debian/falco
+++ b/scripts/debian/falco
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
 # Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
 # Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# Short-Description: Falco Cloud Native runtime security
+# Short-Description: Falco syscall activity monitoring agent
 # Description:       Falco is a system activity monitoring agent
 #                    driven by system calls with support for containers.
 ### END INIT INFO
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ do_start()
 	#   0 if daemon has been started
 	#   1 if daemon was already running
 	#   2 if daemon could not be started
-	if [ ! -d /sys/module/falco ]; then
-		/sbin/modprobe falco || exit 2
-	fi
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
 		|| return 1
+	if [ ! -d /sys/module/falco ]; then
+		/sbin/modprobe falco || exit 1
+	fi
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
 		$DAEMON_ARGS \
 		|| return 2
--- a/scripts/falco-driver-loader
+++ b/scripts/falco-driver-loader
@@ -143,33 +143,41 @@ load_kernel_module_compile() {
 	# skip dkms on UEK hosts because it will always fail
 	if [[ $(uname -r) == *uek* ]]; then
 		echo "* Skipping dkms install for UEK host"
-	else
-		if hash dkms &>/dev/null; then
-				echo "* Trying to dkms install ${DRIVER_NAME} module"
-			if dkms install -m "${DRIVER_NAME}" -v "${DRIVER_VERSION}" -k "${KERNEL_RELEASE}" 2>/dev/null; then
-				echo "* ${DRIVER_NAME} module installed in dkms, trying to insmod"				
-				if insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-					echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms"
-					exit 0
-				elif insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko.xz" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-					echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms (xz)"
-					exit 0
-				else
-					echo "* Unable to insmod ${DRIVER_NAME} module"
-				fi
+		return
+	fi
+
+	if ! hash dkms &>/dev/null; then
+		echo "* Skipping dkms install (dkms not found)"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# try to compile using all the available gcc versions
+	for CURRENT_GCC in $(which gcc) $(ls "$(dirname "$(which gcc)")"/gcc-* | grep 'gcc-[0-9]\+' | sort -r); do
+		echo "* Trying to dkms install ${DRIVER_NAME} module with GCC ${CURRENT_GCC}"
+		echo "#!/usr/bin/env bash" > /tmp/falco-dkms-make
+		echo "make CC=${CURRENT_GCC} \$@" >> /tmp/falco-dkms-make
+		chmod +x /tmp/falco-dkms-make
+		if dkms install --directive="MAKE='/tmp/falco-dkms-make'" -m "${DRIVER_NAME}" -v "${DRIVER_VERSION}" -k "${KERNEL_RELEASE}" 2>/dev/null; then
+			echo "* ${DRIVER_NAME} module installed in dkms, trying to insmod"				
+			if insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+				echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms"
+				exit 0
+			elif insmod "/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/${KERNEL_RELEASE}/${ARCH}/module/${DRIVER_NAME}.ko.xz" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+				echo "* Success: ${DRIVER_NAME} module found and loaded in dkms (xz)"
+				exit 0
 			else
-				DKMS_LOG="/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/build/make.log"
-				if [ -f "${DKMS_LOG}" ]; then
-					echo "* Running dkms build failed, dumping ${DKMS_LOG}"
-					cat "${DKMS_LOG}"
-				else
-					echo "* Running dkms build failed, couldn't find ${DKMS_LOG}"
-				fi
+				echo "* Unable to insmod ${DRIVER_NAME} module"
 			fi
 		else
-			echo "* Skipping dkms install (dkms not found)"
+			DKMS_LOG="/var/lib/dkms/${DRIVER_NAME}/${DRIVER_VERSION}/build/make.log"
+			if [ -f "${DKMS_LOG}" ]; then
+				echo "* Running dkms build failed, dumping ${DKMS_LOG} (with GCC ${CURRENT_GCC})"
+				cat "${DKMS_LOG}"
+			else
+				echo "* Running dkms build failed, couldn't find ${DKMS_LOG} (with GCC ${CURRENT_GCC})"
+			fi
 		fi
-	fi
+	done
 }

 load_kernel_module_download() {
--- a/scripts/rpm/falco
+++ b/scripts/rpm/falco
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh

 #
-# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+# Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors.
 #
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 #

 #
-# Falco Cloud Native runtime security
+# falco syscall monitoring agent
 #
 # chkconfig:   2345 55 45
-# description: Falco Cloud Native runtime security
+# description: Falco syscall monitoring agent
 #

 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ start() {
    [ -x $exec ] || exit 5
    # [ -f $config ] || exit 6
    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+    daemon $exec --daemon --pidfile=$pidfile
    if [ ! -d /sys/module/falco ]; then
        /sbin/modprobe falco || return $?
    fi
-    daemon $exec --daemon --pidfile=$pidfile
    retval=$?
    echo
    [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
--- a/test/falco_test.py
+++ b/test/falco_test.py
@@ -585,7 +585,8 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
        self.check_rules_warnings(res)
        if len(self.rules_events) > 0:
            self.check_rules_events(res)
-        self.check_detections(res)
+        if len(self.validate_rules_file) == 0:
+            self.check_detections(res)
        if len(self.detect_counts) > 0:
            self.check_detections_by_rule(res)
        self.check_json_output(res)
--- a/test/falco_tests.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_tests.yaml
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_not_yaml:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Rules content is not yaml
      ---
      This is not yaml
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_not_array:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Rules content is not yaml array of objects
      ---
      foo: bar
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_array_item_not_object:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Unexpected element of type string. Each element should be a yaml associative array.
      ---
      - foo
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_unexpected object:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Unknown rule object: {foo="bar"}
      ---
      - foo: bar
@@ -306,6 +310,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_engine_version_not_number:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Value of required_engine_version must be a number
      ---
      - required_engine_version: not-a-number
@@ -317,6 +322,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_yaml_parse_error:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      mapping values are not allowed in this context
      ---
      this : is : not : yaml
@@ -328,6 +334,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_list_without_items:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      List must have property items
      ---
      - list: bad_list
@@ -340,6 +347,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_macro_without_condition:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Macro must have property condition
      ---
      - macro: bad_macro
@@ -352,6 +360,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_rule_without_output:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Rule must have property output
      ---
      - rule: no output rule
@@ -366,6 +375,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_append_rule_without_condition:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Rule must have property condition
      ---
      - rule: no condition rule
@@ -378,6 +388,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_append_macro_dangling:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Macro dangling append has 'append' key but no macro by that name already exists
      ---
      - macro: dangling append
@@ -391,6 +402,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_list_append_dangling:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      List my_list has 'append' key but no list by that name already exists
      ---
      - list: my_list
@@ -404,6 +416,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_rule_append_dangling:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Rule my_rule has 'append' key but no rule by that name already exists
      ---
      - rule: my_rule
@@ -450,6 +463,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_overwrite_macro_multiple_docs:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Compilation error when compiling "foo": Undefined macro 'foo' used in filter.
      ---
      - macro: some macro
@@ -463,6 +477,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_append_macro_multiple_docs:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Compilation error when compiling "evt.type=execve foo": 17: syntax error, unexpected 'foo', expecting 'or', 'and'
      ---
      - macro: some macro
@@ -521,6 +536,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_overwrite_rule_multiple_docs:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Undefined macro 'bar' used in filter.
      ---
      - rule: some rule
@@ -559,6 +575,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_missing_rule_name:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Rule name is empty
      ---
      - rule:
@@ -573,6 +590,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_missing_list_name:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      List name is empty
      ---
      - list:
@@ -585,6 +603,7 @@ trace_files: !mux
  invalid_missing_macro_name:
    exit_status: 1
    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
      Macro name is empty
      ---
      - macro:
--- a/test/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2020 The Falco Authors..
+#
+# This file is part of falco.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+trace_files: !mux
+
+  rule_exception_no_fields:
+    exit_status: 1
+    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
+      Rule exception item ex1: must have fields property with a list of fields
+      ---
+      - rule: My Rule
+        desc: Some desc
+        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+        output: Some output
+        exceptions:
+          - name: ex1
+        priority: error
+      ---
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/item_no_fields.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_no_name:
+    exit_status: 1
+    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
+      Rule exception item must have name property
+      ---
+      - rule: My Rule
+        desc: Some desc
+        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+        output: Some output
+        exceptions:
+          - fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+        priority: error
+      ---
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/item_no_name.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_no_name:
+    exit_status: 1
+    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
+      Rule exception item must have name property
+      ---
+      - rule: My Rule
+        exceptions:
+          - values:
+              - [nginx, /tmp/foo]
+        append: true
+      ---
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/append_item_no_name.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_unknown_fields:
+    exit_status: 1
+    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
+      Rule exception item ex1: field name not.exist is not a supported filter field
+      ---
+      - rule: My Rule
+        desc: Some desc
+        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+        output: Some output
+        exceptions:
+          - name: ex1
+            fields: [not.exist]
+        priority: error
+      ---
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/item_unknown_fields.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_comps_fields_len_mismatch:
+    exit_status: 1
+    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
+      Rule exception item ex1: fields and comps lists must have equal length
+      ---
+      - rule: My Rule
+        desc: Some desc
+        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+        output: Some output
+        exceptions:
+          - name: ex1
+            fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+            comps: [=]
+        priority: error
+      ---
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/item_comps_fields_len_mismatch.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_unknown_comp:
+    exit_status: 1
+    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
+      Rule exception item ex1: comparison operator no-comp is not a supported comparison operator
+      ---
+      - rule: My Rule
+        desc: Some desc
+        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+        output: Some output
+        exceptions:
+          - name: ex1
+            fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+            comps: [=, no-comp]
+        priority: error
+      ---
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/item_unknown_comp.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_fields_values_len_mismatch:
+    exit_status: 1
+    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
+      Exception item ex1: fields and values lists must have equal length
+      ---
+      - rule: My Rule
+        desc: Some desc
+        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+        output: Some output
+        exceptions:
+          - name: ex1
+            fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+            values:
+              - [nginx]
+        priority: error
+      ---
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/item_fields_values_len_mismatch.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_fields_values_len_mismatch:
+    exit_status: 1
+    stdout_is: |+
+      1 errors:
+      Exception item ex1: fields and values lists must have equal length
+      ---
+      - rule: My Rule
+        desc: Some desc
+        condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+        output: Some output
+        exceptions:
+          - name: ex1
+            fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+        priority: error
+
+      - rule: My Rule
+        exceptions:
+          - name: ex1
+            values:
+              - [nginx]
+        append: true
+      ---
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/append_item_fields_values_len_mismatch.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_item_not_in_rule:
+    exit_status: 0
+    stderr_contains: |+
+      1 warnings:
+      Rule My Rule with append=true: no set of fields matching name ex2
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/append_item_not_in_rule.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_without_exception:
+    exit_status: 0
+    stderr_contains: |+
+      1 warnings:
+      Rule My Rule: consider adding an exceptions property to define supported exceptions fields
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_without_exception.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_no_values:
+    detect: True
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_no_values.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_one_value:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_one_value.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_one_value:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_one_value.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_second_value:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_second_value.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_second_value:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_second_value.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_second_item:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_second_item.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_second_item:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_second_item.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_third_item:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_third_item.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_third_item:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_third_item.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_quoted:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_quoted.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_multiple_values:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_multiple.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_comp:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_comp.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_append_comp:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_comp.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_values_listref:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_values_listref_noparens:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref_noparens.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_values_list:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_list.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_single_field:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_single_field.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+  rule_exception_single_field_append:
+    detect: False
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - rules/exceptions/rule_exception_single_field_append.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+
+
--- a/test/rules/detect_connect_using_in.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/detect_connect_using_in.yaml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
  desc: Detect any connect to the localhost network, using fd.net and the in operator
  condition: evt.type=connect and fd.net in ("127.0.0.1/24")
  output: Program connected to localhost network
-    (user=%user.name command=%proc.cmdline connection=%fd.name)
+    (user=%user.name user_loginuid=%user.loginuid command=%proc.cmdline connection=%fd.name)
  priority: INFO
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/append_item_fields_values_len_mismatch.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/append_item_fields_values_len_mismatch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+      fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+  priority: error
+
+- rule: My Rule
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+      values:
+        - [nginx]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/append_item_no_name.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/append_item_no_name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+      fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+  priority: error
+
+- rule: My Rule
+  exceptions:
+    - values:
+        - [nginx, /tmp/foo]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/append_item_not_in_rule.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/append_item_not_in_rule.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+      fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+  priority: error
+
+- rule: My Rule
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex2
+      values:
+        - [apache, /tmp]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/item_comps_fields_len_mismatch.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/item_comps_fields_len_mismatch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+      fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+      comps: [=]
+  priority: error
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/item_fields_values_len_mismatch.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/item_fields_values_len_mismatch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+      fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+      values:
+        - [nginx]
+  priority: error
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/item_no_fields.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/item_no_fields.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+  priority: error
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/item_no_name.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/item_no_name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+  priority: error
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/item_unknown_comp.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/item_unknown_comp.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+      fields: [proc.name, fd.filename]
+      comps: [=, no-comp]
+  priority: error
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/item_unknown_fields.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/item_unknown_fields.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  exceptions:
+    - name: ex1
+      fields: [not.exist]
+  priority: error
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_comp.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_comp.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_contains
+      fields: [proc.name]
+      comps: [contains]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_contains
+      values:
+        - [cat]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_multiple.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_multiple.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      values:
+        - [not-cat]
+  append: true
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      values:
+        - [cat]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_one_value.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_one_value.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+      values:
+        - [cat]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      values:
+        - [cat]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_second_item.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_second_item.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      values:
+        - [not-cat]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      values:
+        - [cat, "cat /dev/null"]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      values:
+        - [not-cat, "cat /dev/null", bash]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_second_value.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_second_value.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      values:
+        - [not-cat, not-cat]
+        - [cat, "cat /dev/null"]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_third_item.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_append_third_item.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      values:
+        - [not-cat]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      values:
+        - [not-cat, "cat /dev/null"]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      values:
+        - [cat, "cat /dev/null", bash]
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_comp.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_comp.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_contains
+      fields: [proc.name]
+      comps: [contains]
+      values:
+        - [cat]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_no_values.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_no_values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_one_value.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_one_value.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+      values:
+        - [cat]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_quoted.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_quoted.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      values:
+        - [not-cat, not-cat]
+        - [cat, '"cat /dev/null"']
+  append: true
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_second_item.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_second_item.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+      values:
+        - [not-cat]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      values:
+        - [cat, "cat /dev/null"]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+      values:
+        - [not-cat, "cat /dev/null", bash]
+  priority: WARNING
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_second_value.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_second_value.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      values:
+        - [not-cat, not-cat]
+        - [cat, "cat /dev/null"]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+  priority: WARNING
+
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_single_field.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_single_field.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_cmdline
+      fields: proc.cmdline
+      comps: in
+      values:
+        - cat /dev/zero
+        - "cat /dev/null"
+  priority: WARNING
+
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_single_field_append.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_single_field_append.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_cmdline
+      fields: proc.cmdline
+      comps: in
+      values:
+        - cat /dev/zero
+  priority: WARNING
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_cmdline
+      values:
+        - "cat /dev/null"
+  append: true
+
+
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_third_item.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_third_item.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name
+      fields: [proc.name]
+      values:
+        - [not-cat]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      values:
+        - [not-cat, "cat /dev/null"]
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline_pname
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline, proc.pname]
+      values:
+        - [cat, "cat /dev/null", bash]
+  priority: WARNING
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_list.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_list.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      comps: [=, in]
+      values:
+        - [cat, [cat /dev/zero, "cat /dev/null"]]
+  priority: WARNING
+
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+- list: cat_cmdlines
+  items: [cat /dev/zero, "cat /dev/null"]
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      comps: [=, in]
+      values:
+        - [cat, (cat_cmdlines)]
+  priority: WARNING
+
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref_noparens.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_exception_values_listref_noparens.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+- list: cat_cmdlines
+  items: [cat /dev/zero, "cat /dev/null"]
+
+- rule: Open From Cat
+  desc: A process named cat does an open
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: "An open was seen (command=%proc.cmdline)"
+  exceptions:
+    - name: proc_name_cmdline
+      fields: [proc.name, proc.cmdline]
+      comps: [=, in]
+      values:
+        - [cat, cat_cmdlines]
+  priority: WARNING
+
--- a/test/rules/exceptions/rule_without_exception.yaml
+++ b/test/rules/exceptions/rule_without_exception.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- rule: My Rule
+  desc: Some desc
+  condition: evt.type=open and proc.name=cat
+  output: Some output
+  priority: error
--- a/test/run_regression_tests.sh
+++ b/test/run_regression_tests.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ set -euo pipefail

 SCRIPT=$(readlink -f $0)
 SCRIPTDIR=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
+SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS=${SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS:-false}
+
+# Trace file tarballs are now versioned. Any time a substantial change
+# is made that affects the interaction of rules+engine and the trace
+# files here, upload a new trace file zip file and change the version
+# suffix here.
+TRACE_FILES_VERSION=20200831

 function download_trace_files() {
    for TRACE in traces-positive traces-negative traces-info ; do
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ function download_trace_files() {
        if [ "$OPT_BRANCH" != "none" ]; then
        curl -fso "$TRACE_DIR/$TRACE.zip" https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.draios.com/falco-tests/$TRACE-$OPT_BRANCH.zip
        else
-        curl -fso "$TRACE_DIR/$TRACE.zip" https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.draios.com/falco-tests/$TRACE.zip
+        curl -fso "$TRACE_DIR/$TRACE.zip" https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.draios.com/falco-tests/$TRACE-$TRACE_FILES_VERSION.zip
        fi
        unzip -d "$TRACE_DIR" "$TRACE_DIR/$TRACE.zip"
        rm -rf "$TRACE_DIR/$TRACE.zip"
@@ -91,7 +98,13 @@ function run_tests() {
    # as we're watching the return status when running avocado.
    set +e
    TEST_RC=0
-    for mult in $SCRIPTDIR/falco_traces.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests_package.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests_psp.yaml; do
+    suites=($SCRIPTDIR/falco_traces.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests_psp.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests_exceptions.yaml)
+
+    if [ "$SKIP_PACKAGES_TESTS" = false ] ; then
+        suites+=($SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests_package.yaml)
+    fi
+    
+    for mult in "${suites[@]}"; do
        CMD="avocado run --mux-yaml $mult --job-results-dir $SCRIPTDIR/job-results -- $SCRIPTDIR/falco_test.py"
        echo "Running $CMD"
        BUILD_DIR=${OPT_BUILD_DIR} $CMD
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 #
-set(FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES test_base.cpp engine/test_token_bucket.cpp engine/test_rulesets.cpp engine/test_falco_utils.cpp falco/test_webserver.cpp)
+if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  set(FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES test_base.cpp engine/test_token_bucket.cpp engine/test_rulesets.cpp engine/test_falco_utils.cpp)
+else()
+  set(FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES test_base.cpp engine/test_token_bucket.cpp engine/test_rulesets.cpp engine/test_falco_utils.cpp falco/test_webserver.cpp)
+endif()

 set(FALCO_TESTED_LIBRARIES falco_engine)

@@ -35,14 +39,25 @@ if(FALCO_BUILD_TESTS)
  add_executable(falco_test ${FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES})

  target_link_libraries(falco_test PUBLIC ${FALCO_TESTED_LIBRARIES})
-  target_include_directories(
-    falco_test
-    PUBLIC "${CATCH2_INCLUDE}"
-           "${FAKEIT_INCLUDE}"
-           "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
-           "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-           "${CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-           "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/falco")
+
+  if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
+    target_include_directories(
+      falco_test
+      PUBLIC "${CATCH2_INCLUDE}"
+            "${FAKEIT_INCLUDE}"
+            "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
+            "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+            "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/falco")
+  else()
+    target_include_directories(
+      falco_test
+      PUBLIC "${CATCH2_INCLUDE}"
+            "${FAKEIT_INCLUDE}"
+            "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
+            "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+            "${CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+            "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/falco")
+  endif()
  add_dependencies(falco_test catch2)

  include(CMakeParseArguments)
--- a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,18 +27,32 @@ if(USE_BUNDLED_DEPS)
  add_dependencies(falco_engine libyaml)
 endif()

-target_include_directories(
-  falco_engine
-  PUBLIC
-    "${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}"
-    "${NJSON_INCLUDE}"
-    "${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-    "${TBB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-    "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
-    "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp"
-    "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libscap"
-    "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp"
-    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine")
+if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  target_include_directories(
+    falco_engine
+    PUBLIC
+      "${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}"
+      "${NJSON_INCLUDE}"
+      "${TBB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp"
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libscap"
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine")
+else()
+  target_include_directories(
+    falco_engine
+    PUBLIC
+      "${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}"
+      "${NJSON_INCLUDE}"
+      "${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${TBB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp/third-party/jsoncpp"
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libscap"
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/libsinsp"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine")
+endif()

 target_link_libraries(falco_engine "${FALCO_SINSP_LIBRARY}" "${LPEG_LIB}" "${LYAML_LIB}" "${LIBYAML_LIB}")

--- a/userspace/engine/falco_engine_version.h
+++ b/userspace/engine/falco_engine_version.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.

 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.

 // The version of rules/filter fields/etc supported by this falco
 // engine.
-#define FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION (6)
+#define FALCO_ENGINE_VERSION (8)

 // This is the result of running "falco --list -N | sha256sum" and
 // represents the fields supported by this version of falco. It's used
--- a/userspace/engine/lua/rule_loader.lua
+++ b/userspace/engine/lua/rule_loader.lua
@@ -126,6 +126,31 @@ function set_output(output_format, state)
   end
 end

+-- This should be keep in sync with parser.lua
+defined_comp_operators = {
+   ["="]=1,
+   ["=="] = 1,
+   ["!"] = 1,
+   ["<="] = 1,
+   [">="] = 1,
+   ["<"] = 1,
+   [">"] = 1,
+   ["contains"] = 1,
+   ["icontains"] = 1,
+   ["glob"] = 1,
+   ["startswith"] = 1,
+   ["endswith"] = 1,
+   ["in"] = 1,
+   ["intersects"] = 1,
+   ["pmatch"] = 1
+}
+
+defined_list_comp_operators = {
+   ["in"] = 1,
+   ["intersects"] = 1,
+   ["pmatch"] = 1
+}
+
 -- Note that the rules_by_name and rules_by_idx refer to the same rule
 -- object. The by_name index is used for things like describing rules,
 -- and the by_idx index is used to map the relational node index back
@@ -253,19 +278,89 @@ function get_lines(rules_lines, row, num_lines)
   return ret
 end

+function quote_item(item)
+   if string.sub(item, 1, 1) ~= "'" and string.sub(item, 1, 1) ~= '"' then
+      item = "\""..item.."\""
+   end
+
+   return item
+end
+
+function paren_item(item)
+   if string.sub(item, 1, 1) ~= "(" then
+      item = "("..item..")"
+   end
+
+   return item
+end
+
 function build_error(rules_lines, row, num_lines, err)
   local ret = err.."\n---\n"..get_lines(rules_lines, row, num_lines).."---"

-   return ret
+   return {ret}
 end

 function build_error_with_context(ctx, err)
   local ret = err.."\n---\n"..ctx.."---"
-   return ret
+   return {ret}
+end
+
+function validate_exception_item_multi_fields(eitem, context)
+
+   local name = eitem['name']
+   local fields = eitem['fields']
+   local values = eitem['values']
+   local comps = eitem['comps']
+
+   if comps == nil then
+      comps = {}
+      for c=1,#fields do
+	 table.insert(comps, "=")
+      end
+      eitem['comps'] = comps
+   else
+      if #fields ~= #comps then
+	 return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Rule exception item "..name..": fields and comps lists must have equal length"), warnings
+      end
+   end
+   for k, fname in ipairs(fields) do
+      if defined_noarg_filters[fname] == nil then
+	 return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Rule exception item "..name..": field name "..fname.." is not a supported filter field"), warnings
+      end
+   end
+   for k, comp in ipairs(comps) do
+      if defined_comp_operators[comp] == nil then
+	 return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Rule exception item "..name..": comparison operator "..comp.." is not a supported comparison operator"), warnings
+      end
+   end
+end
+
+function validate_exception_item_single_field(eitem, context)
+
+   local name = eitem['name']
+   local fields = eitem['fields']
+   local values = eitem['values']
+   local comps = eitem['comps']
+
+   if comps == nil then
+      eitem['comps'] = "in"
+   else
+      if type(fields) ~= "string" or type(comps) ~= "string" then
+	 return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Rule exception item "..name..": fields and comps must both be strings"), warnings
+      end
+   end
+   if defined_noarg_filters[fields] == nil then
+      return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Rule exception item "..name..": field name "..fields.." is not a supported filter field"), warnings
+   end
+   if defined_comp_operators[comps] == nil then
+      return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Rule exception item "..name..": comparison operator "..comps.." is not a supported comparison operator"), warnings
+   end
 end

 function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)

+   local warnings = {}
+
   -- Iterate over yaml list. In this pass, all we're doing is
   -- populating the set of rules, macros, and lists. We're not
   -- expanding/compiling anything yet. All that will happen in a
@@ -279,7 +374,7 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
 					load_state.indices[load_state.cur_item_idx])

      if (not (type(v) == "table")) then
-	 return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Unexpected element of type " ..type(v)..". Each element should be a yaml associative array.")
+	 return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Unexpected element of type " ..type(v)..". Each element should be a yaml associative array."), warnings
      end

      v['context'] = context
@@ -291,13 +386,13 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
 	 end

 	 if falco_rules.engine_version(rules_mgr) < v['required_engine_version'] then
-	    return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rules require engine version "..v['required_engine_version']..", but engine version is "..falco_rules.engine_version(rules_mgr))
+	    return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rules require engine version "..v['required_engine_version']..", but engine version is "..falco_rules.engine_version(rules_mgr)), warnings
 	 end

      elseif (v['macro']) then

 	 if (v['macro'] == nil or type(v['macro']) == "table") then
-	    return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Macro name is empty")
+	    return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Macro name is empty"), warnings
 	 end

 	 if v['source'] == nil then
@@ -310,7 +405,7 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)

 	 for j, field in ipairs({'condition'}) do
 	    if (v[field] == nil) then
-	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Macro must have property "..field)
+	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Macro must have property "..field), warnings
 	    end
 	 end

@@ -323,7 +418,7 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)

 	 if append then
 	    if state.macros_by_name[v['macro']] == nil then
-	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Macro " ..v['macro'].. " has 'append' key but no macro by that name already exists")
+	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Macro " ..v['macro'].. " has 'append' key but no macro by that name already exists"), warnings
 	    end

 	    state.macros_by_name[v['macro']]['condition'] = state.macros_by_name[v['macro']]['condition'] .. " " .. v['condition']
@@ -338,7 +433,7 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
      elseif (v['list']) then

 	 if (v['list'] == nil or type(v['list']) == "table") then
-	    return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "List name is empty")
+	    return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "List name is empty"), warnings
 	 end

 	 if state.lists_by_name[v['list']] == nil then
@@ -347,7 +442,7 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)

 	 for j, field in ipairs({'items'}) do
 	    if (v[field] == nil) then
-	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "List must have property "..field)
+	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "List must have property "..field), warnings
 	    end
 	 end

@@ -360,7 +455,7 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)

 	 if append then
 	    if state.lists_by_name[v['list']] == nil then
-	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "List " ..v['list'].. " has 'append' key but no list by that name already exists")
+	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "List " ..v['list'].. " has 'append' key but no list by that name already exists"), warnings
 	    end

 	    for j, elem in ipairs(v['items']) do
@@ -373,7 +468,7 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
      elseif (v['rule']) then

 	 if (v['rule'] == nil or type(v['rule']) == "table") then
-	    return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule name is empty")
+	    return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule name is empty"), warnings
 	 end

 	 -- By default, if a rule's condition refers to an unknown
@@ -386,6 +481,13 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
 	    v['source'] = "syscall"
 	 end

+	 -- Add an empty exceptions property to the rule if not
+	 -- defined, but add a warning about defining one
+	 if v['exceptions'] == nil then
+	    warnings[#warnings + 1] = "Rule "..v['rule']..": consider adding an exceptions property to define supported exceptions fields"
+	    v['exceptions'] = {}
+	 end
+
 	 -- Possibly append to the condition field of an existing rule
 	 append = false

@@ -393,21 +495,100 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
 	    append = v['append']
 	 end

+	 -- Validate the contents of the rule exception
+	 if next(v['exceptions']) ~= nil then
+
+	    -- This validation only applies if append=false. append=true validation is handled below
+	    if append == false then
+
+	       for _, eitem in ipairs(v['exceptions']) do
+
+		  if eitem['name'] == nil then
+		     return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule exception item must have name property"), warnings
+		  end
+
+		  if eitem['fields'] == nil then
+		     return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule exception item "..eitem['name']..": must have fields property with a list of fields"), warnings
+		  end
+
+		  if eitem['values'] == nil then
+		     -- An empty values array is okay
+		     eitem['values'] = {}
+		  end
+
+		  -- Different handling if the fields property is a single item vs a list
+		  local valid, err
+		  if type(eitem['fields']) == "table" then
+		     valid, err = validate_exception_item_multi_fields(eitem, v['context'])
+		  else
+		     valid, err = validate_exception_item_single_field(eitem, v['context'])
+		  end
+
+		  if valid == false then
+		     return valid, err
+		  end
+	       end
+	    end
+	 end
+
 	 if append then

-	    -- For append rules, all you need is the condition
-	    for j, field in ipairs({'condition'}) do
-	       if (v[field] == nil) then
-		  return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule must have property "..field)
-	       end
+	    -- For append rules, either condition or exceptions must be specified
+	    if (v['condition'] == nil and v['exceptions'] == nil) then
+	       return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule must have exceptions or condition property"), warnings
 	    end

 	    if state.rules_by_name[v['rule']] == nil then
 	       if state.skipped_rules_by_name[v['rule']] == nil then
-		  return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule " ..v['rule'].. " has 'append' key but no rule by that name already exists")
+		  return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule " ..v['rule'].. " has 'append' key but no rule by that name already exists"), warnings
 	       end
 	    else
-	       state.rules_by_name[v['rule']]['condition'] = state.rules_by_name[v['rule']]['condition'] .. " " .. v['condition']
+
+	       if next(v['exceptions']) ~= nil then
+
+		  for _, eitem in ipairs(v['exceptions']) do
+		     local name = eitem['name']
+		     local fields = eitem['fields']
+		     local comps = eitem['comps']
+
+		     if name == nil then
+			return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule exception item must have name property"), warnings
+		     end
+
+		     -- You can't append exception fields or comps to a rule
+		     if fields ~= nil then
+			return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Can not append exception fields to existing rule, only values"), warnings
+		     end
+
+		     if comps ~= nil then
+			return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Can not append exception comps to existing rule, only values"), warnings
+		     end
+
+		     -- You can append values. They are added to the
+		     -- corresponding name, if it exists. If no
+		     -- exception with that name exists, add a
+		     -- warning.
+		     if eitem['values'] ~= nil then
+			local found=false
+			for _, reitem in ipairs(state.rules_by_name[v['rule']]['exceptions']) do
+			   if reitem['name'] == eitem['name'] then
+			      found=true
+			      for _, values in ipairs(eitem['values']) do
+				 reitem['values'][#reitem['values'] + 1] = values
+			      end
+			   end
+			end
+
+			if found == false then
+			   warnings[#warnings + 1] = "Rule "..v['rule'].." with append=true: no set of fields matching name "..eitem['name']
+			end
+		     end
+		  end
+	       end
+
+	       if v['condition'] ~= nil then
+		  state.rules_by_name[v['rule']]['condition'] = state.rules_by_name[v['rule']]['condition'] .. " " .. v['condition']
+	       end

 	    -- Add the current object to the context of the base rule
 	       state.rules_by_name[v['rule']]['context'] = state.rules_by_name[v['rule']]['context'].."\n"..v['context']
@@ -417,7 +598,7 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)

 	    for j, field in ipairs({'condition', 'output', 'desc', 'priority'}) do
 	       if (v[field] == nil) then
-		  return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule must have property "..field)
+		  return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Rule must have property "..field), warnings
 	       end
 	    end

@@ -446,16 +627,99 @@ function load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
 	    end
 	 end
      else
-	 -- Remove the context from the table, so the table is exactly what was parsed
 	 local context = v['context']
-	 v['context'] = nil
-	 return false, build_error_with_context(context, "Unknown rule object: "..table.tostring(v))
+
+	 arr = build_error_with_context(context, "Unknown top level object: "..table.tostring(v))
+	 warnings[#warnings + 1] = arr[1]
      end
   end

-   return true, ""
+   return true, {}, warnings
 end

+-- cond and not ((proc.name=apk and fd.directory=/usr/lib/alpine) or (proc.name=npm and fd.directory=/usr/node/bin) or ...)
+function build_exception_condition_string_multi_fields(eitem)
+
+   local fields = eitem['fields']
+   local comps = eitem['comps']
+
+   local icond = ""
+
+   for i, values in ipairs(eitem['values']) do
+
+      if #fields ~= #values then
+	 return nil, "Exception item "..eitem['name']..": fields and values lists must have equal length"
+      end
+
+      if icond ~= "" then
+	 icond=icond.." or "
+      end
+
+      icond=icond.."("
+
+      for k=1,#fields do
+	 if k > 1 then
+	    icond=icond.." and "
+	 end
+	 local ival = values[k]
+	 local istr = ""
+
+	 -- If ival is a table, express it as (titem1, titem2, etc)
+	 if type(ival) == "table" then
+	    istr = "("
+	    for _, item in ipairs(ival) do
+	       if istr ~= "(" then
+		  istr = istr..", "
+	       end
+	       istr = istr..quote_item(item)
+	    end
+	    istr = istr..")"
+	 else
+	    -- If the corresponding operator is one that works on lists, possibly add surrounding parentheses.
+	    if defined_list_comp_operators[comps[k]] then
+	       istr = paren_item(ival)
+	    else
+	       -- Quote the value if not already quoted
+	       istr = quote_item(ival)
+	    end
+	 end
+
+	 icond = icond..fields[k].." "..comps[k].." "..istr
+      end
+
+      icond=icond..")"
+   end
+
+   return icond, nil
+
+end
+
+function build_exception_condition_string_single_field(eitem)
+
+   local icond = ""
+
+   for i, value in ipairs(eitem['values']) do
+
+      if icond == "" then
+	 icond = "("..eitem['fields'].." "..eitem['comps'].." ("
+      else
+	 icond = icond..", "
+      end
+
+      icond = icond..quote_item(value)
+   end
+
+   icond = icond.."))"
+
+   return icond, nil
+
+end
+
+-- Returns:
+-- - Load Result: bool
+-- - required engine version. will be nil when load result is false
+-- - List of Errors
+-- - List of Warnings
 function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,
 		    json_lua_parser,
 		    rules_content,
@@ -466,6 +730,8 @@ function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,
 		    replace_container_info,
 		    min_priority)

+   local warnings = {}
+
   local load_state = {lines={}, indices={}, cur_item_idx=0, min_priority=min_priority, required_engine_version=0}

   load_state.lines, load_state.indices = split_lines(rules_content)
@@ -487,36 +753,42 @@ function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,
      row = tonumber(row)
      col = tonumber(col)

-      return false, build_error(load_state.lines, row, 3, docs)
+      return false, nil, build_error(load_state.lines, row, 3, docs), warnings
   end

   if docs == nil then
      -- An empty rules file is acceptable
-      return true, load_state.required_engine_version
+      return true, load_state.required_engine_version, {}, warnings
   end

   if type(docs) ~= "table" then
-      return false, build_error(load_state.lines, 1, 1, "Rules content is not yaml")
+      return false, nil, build_error(load_state.lines, 1, 1, "Rules content is not yaml"), warnings
   end

   for docidx, doc in ipairs(docs) do

      if type(doc) ~= "table" then
-	 return false, build_error(load_state.lines, 1, 1, "Rules content is not yaml")
+	 return false, nil, build_error(load_state.lines, 1, 1, "Rules content is not yaml"), warnings
      end

      -- Look for non-numeric indices--implies that document is not array
      -- of objects.
      for key, val in pairs(doc) do
 	 if type(key) ~= "number" then
-	    return false, build_error(load_state.lines, 1, 1, "Rules content is not yaml array of objects")
+	    return false, nil, build_error(load_state.lines, 1, 1, "Rules content is not yaml array of objects"), warnings
 	 end
      end

-      res, errstr = load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
+      res, errors, doc_warnings = load_rules_doc(rules_mgr, doc, load_state)
+
+      if (doc_warnings ~= nil) then
+	 for idx, warning in pairs(doc_warnings) do
+	    table.insert(warnings, warning)
+	 end
+      end

      if not res then
-	 return res, errstr
+	 return res, nil, errors, warnings
      end
   end

@@ -538,7 +810,7 @@ function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,
      -- the items and expand any references to the items in the list
      for i, item in ipairs(v['items']) do
 	 if (state.lists[item] == nil) then
-	    items[#items+1] = item
+	    items[#items+1] = quote_item(item)
 	 else
 	    for i, exp_item in ipairs(state.lists[item].items) do
 	       items[#items+1] = exp_item
@@ -556,7 +828,7 @@ function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,
      local status, ast = compiler.compile_macro(v['condition'], state.macros, state.lists)

      if status == false then
-	 return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], ast)
+	 return false, nil, build_error_with_context(v['context'], ast), warnings
      end

      if v['source'] == "syscall" then
@@ -572,6 +844,38 @@ function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,

      local v = state.rules_by_name[name]

+      local econd = ""
+
+      -- Turn exceptions into condition strings and add them to each
+      -- rule's condition
+      for _, eitem in ipairs(v['exceptions']) do
+
+	 local icond, err
+	 if type(eitem['fields']) == "table" then
+	    icond, err = build_exception_condition_string_multi_fields(eitem)
+	 else
+	    icond, err = build_exception_condition_string_single_field(eitem)
+	 end
+
+	 if err ~= nil then
+	    return false, nil, build_error_with_context(v['context'], err), warnings
+	 end
+
+	 if icond ~= "" then
+	    if econd == "" then
+	       econd = econd.." and not ("..icond
+	    else
+	       econd = econd.." or "..icond
+	    end
+	 end
+      end
+
+      if econd ~= "" then
+	 econd=econd..")"
+
+	 state.rules_by_name[name]['condition'] = "("..state.rules_by_name[name]['condition']..") "..econd
+      end
+
      warn_evttypes = true
      if v['warn_evttypes'] ~= nil then
 	 warn_evttypes = v['warn_evttypes']
@@ -581,7 +885,7 @@ function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,
 								  state.macros, state.lists)

      if status == false then
-	 return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], filter_ast)
+	 return false, nil, build_error_with_context(v['context'], filter_ast), warnings
      end

      local evtttypes = {}
@@ -631,12 +935,10 @@ function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,
 	 end

 	 if not found then
-	    if v['skip-if-unknown-filter'] then
-	       if verbose then
-		  print("Skipping rule \""..v['rule'].."\" that contains unknown filter "..filter)
-	       end
-	       goto next_rule
-	    else
+	    msg = "rule \""..v['rule'].."\" contains unknown filter "..filter
+	    warnings[#warnings + 1] = msg
+
+	    if not v['skip-if-unknown-filter'] then
 	       error("Rule \""..v['rule'].."\" contains unknown filter "..filter)
 	    end
 	 end
@@ -719,30 +1021,30 @@ function load_rules(sinsp_lua_parser,
 	 formatter = formats.formatter(v['source'], v['output'])
 	 formats.free_formatter(v['source'], formatter)
      else
-	 return false, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Unexpected type in load_rule: "..filter_ast.type)
+	 return false, nil, build_error_with_context(v['context'], "Unexpected type in load_rule: "..filter_ast.type), warnings
      end

      ::next_rule::
   end

-   if verbose then
-      -- Print info on any dangling lists or macros that were not used anywhere
-      for name, macro in pairs(state.macros) do
-	 if macro.used == false then
-	    print("Warning: macro "..name.." not refered to by any rule/macro")
-	 end
+   -- Print info on any dangling lists or macros that were not used anywhere
+   for name, macro in pairs(state.macros) do
+      if macro.used == false then
+	 msg = "macro "..name.." not refered to by any rule/macro"
+	 warnings[#warnings + 1] = msg
      end
+   end

-      for name, list in pairs(state.lists) do
-	 if list.used == false then
-	    print("Warning: list "..name.." not refered to by any rule/macro/list")
-	 end
+   for name, list in pairs(state.lists) do
+      if list.used == false then
+	 msg = "list "..name.." not refered to by any rule/macro/list"
+	 warnings[#warnings + 1] = msg
      end
   end

   io.flush()

-   return true, load_state.required_engine_version
+   return true, load_state.required_engine_version, {}, warnings
 end

 local rule_fmt = "%-50s %s"
--- a/userspace/engine/rules.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/rules.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */

+#include <sstream>
+
 #include "rules.h"
-#include "logger.h"

 extern "C" {
 #include "lua.h"
@@ -219,6 +220,31 @@ int falco_rules::engine_version(lua_State *ls)
 	return 1;
 }

+static std::list<std::string> get_lua_table_values(lua_State *ls, int idx)
+{
+	std::list<std::string> ret;
+
+	if (lua_isnil(ls, idx)) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	lua_pushnil(ls);  /* first key */
+	while (lua_next(ls, idx-1) != 0) {
+                // key is at index -2, value is at index
+                // -1. We want the values.
+		if (! lua_isstring(ls, -1)) {
+			std::string err = "Non-string value in table of strings";
+			throw falco_exception(err);
+		}
+		ret.push_back(string(lua_tostring(ls, -1)));
+
+		// Remove value, keep key for next iteration
+		lua_pop(ls, 1);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void falco_rules::load_rules(const string &rules_content,
 			     bool verbose, bool all_events,
 			     string &extra, bool replace_container_info,
@@ -424,7 +450,7 @@ void falco_rules::load_rules(const string &rules_content,
 		lua_pushstring(m_ls, extra.c_str());
 		lua_pushboolean(m_ls, (replace_container_info ? 1 : 0));
 		lua_pushnumber(m_ls, min_priority);
-		if(lua_pcall(m_ls, 9, 2, 0) != 0)
+		if(lua_pcall(m_ls, 9, 4, 0) != 0)
 		{
 			const char* lerr = lua_tostring(m_ls, -1);

@@ -433,20 +459,49 @@ void falco_rules::load_rules(const string &rules_content,
 			throw falco_exception(err);
 		}

-		// Either returns (true, required_engine_version), or (false, error string)
-		bool successful = lua_toboolean(m_ls, -2);
+		// Returns:
+		// Load result: bool
+		// required engine version: will be nil when load result is false
+		// array of errors
+		// array of warnings
+		bool successful = lua_toboolean(m_ls, -4);
+		required_engine_version = lua_tonumber(m_ls, -3);
+		std::list<std::string> errors = get_lua_table_values(m_ls, -2);
+		std::list<std::string> warnings = get_lua_table_values(m_ls, -1);

-		if(successful)
+		// Concatenate errors/warnings
+		std::ostringstream os;
+		if (errors.size() > 0)
 		{
-			required_engine_version = lua_tonumber(m_ls, -1);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			std::string err = lua_tostring(m_ls, -1);
-			throw falco_exception(err);
+			os << errors.size() << " errors:" << std::endl;
+			for(auto err : errors)
+			{
+				os << err << std::endl;
+			}
 		}

-		lua_pop(m_ls, 2);
+		if (warnings.size() > 0)
+		{
+			os << warnings.size() << " warnings:" << std::endl;
+			for(auto warn : warnings)
+			{
+				os << warn << std::endl;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if(!successful)
+		{
+			throw falco_exception(os.str());
+		}
+
+		if (verbose && os.str() != "") {
+			// We don't really have a logging callback
+			// from the falco engine, but this would be a
+			// good place to use it.
+			fprintf(stderr, "When reading rules content: %s", os.str().c_str());
+		}
+
+		lua_pop(m_ls, 4);

 	} else {
 		throw falco_exception("No function " + m_lua_load_rules + " found in lua rule module");
--- a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,32 +13,35 @@

 configure_file("${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig/config_sysdig.h.in" config_sysdig.h)

-add_custom_command(
-  OUTPUT
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.grpc.pb.cc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.grpc.pb.h
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.pb.cc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.pb.h
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.grpc.pb.cc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.grpc.pb.h
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.pb.cc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.pb.h
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/schema.pb.cc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/schema.pb.h
-  COMMENT "Generate gRPC API"
-  # Falco gRPC Version API
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.proto
-  COMMAND ${PROTOC} -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --cpp_out=. ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.proto
-  COMMAND ${PROTOC} -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=${GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN}
-          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.proto
-  # Falco gRPC Outputs API
-  DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/outputs.proto
-  COMMAND ${PROTOC} -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --cpp_out=. ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/outputs.proto
-          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/schema.proto
-  COMMAND ${PROTOC} -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=${GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN}
-          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/outputs.proto
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.grpc.pb.cc
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.grpc.pb.h
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.pb.cc
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.pb.h
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.grpc.pb.cc
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.grpc.pb.h
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.pb.cc
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.pb.h
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/schema.pb.cc
+      ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/schema.pb.h
+    COMMENT "Generate gRPC API"
+    # Falco gRPC Version API
+    DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.proto
+    COMMAND ${PROTOC} -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --cpp_out=. ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.proto
+    COMMAND ${PROTOC} -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=${GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN}
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.proto
+    # Falco gRPC Outputs API
+    DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/outputs.proto
+    COMMAND ${PROTOC} -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --cpp_out=. ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/outputs.proto
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/schema.proto
+    COMMAND ${PROTOC} -I ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=${GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN}
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/outputs.proto
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+endif()

+if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
 add_executable(
  falco
  configuration.cpp
@@ -47,66 +50,109 @@ add_executable(
  event_drops.cpp
  statsfilewriter.cpp
  falco.cpp
-  "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig/fields_info.cpp"
-  webserver.cpp
-  grpc_context.cpp
-  grpc_server_impl.cpp
-  grpc_request_context.cpp
-  grpc_server.cpp
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.grpc.pb.cc
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.pb.cc
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.grpc.pb.cc
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.pb.cc
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/schema.pb.cc)
+  "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig/fields_info.cpp")
+else()
+  add_executable(
+    falco
+    configuration.cpp
+    logger.cpp
+    falco_outputs.cpp
+    event_drops.cpp
+    statsfilewriter.cpp
+    falco.cpp
+    "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig/fields_info.cpp"
+    webserver.cpp
+    grpc_context.cpp
+    grpc_server_impl.cpp
+    grpc_request_context.cpp
+    grpc_server.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.grpc.pb.cc
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.pb.cc
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.grpc.pb.cc
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/outputs.pb.cc
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/schema.pb.cc)

-add_dependencies(falco civetweb string-view-lite)
+    add_dependencies(falco civetweb)
+endif()
+
+add_dependencies(falco string-view-lite)

 if(USE_BUNDLED_DEPS)
  add_dependencies(falco yamlcpp)
 endif()

-target_include_directories(
-  falco
-  PUBLIC
-    "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig"
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
-    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/falco"
-    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver/src"
-    "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
-    "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-    "${CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-    "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-    "${GRPC_INCLUDE}"
-    "${GRPCPP_INCLUDE}"
-    "${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE}"
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
-    "${DRAIOS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/yaml-${DRAIOS_YAML_VERSION}/target/include")
+if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  target_include_directories(
+    falco
+    PUBLIC
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig"
+      "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/falco"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver/src"
+      "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
+      "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+      "${DRAIOS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/yaml-${DRAIOS_YAML_VERSION}/target/include")

-target_link_libraries(
-  falco
-  falco_engine
-  sinsp
-  "${GPR_LIB}"
-  "${GRPC_LIB}"
-  "${GRPCPP_LIB}"
-  "${PROTOBUF_LIB}"
-  "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_SSL}"
-  "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_CRYPTO}"
-  "${LIBYAML_LIB}"
-  "${YAMLCPP_LIB}"
-  "${CIVETWEB_LIB}")
+  target_link_libraries(
+    falco
+    falco_engine
+    sinsp
+    "${LIBYAML_LIB}"
+    "${YAMLCPP_LIB}")
+else()
+  target_include_directories(
+    falco
+    PUBLIC
+      "${SYSDIG_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/sysdig"
+      "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/falco"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/driver/src"
+      "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
+      "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${CIVETWEB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${GRPC_INCLUDE}"
+      "${GRPCPP_INCLUDE}"
+      "${PROTOBUF_INCLUDE}"
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+      "${DRAIOS_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/yaml-${DRAIOS_YAML_VERSION}/target/include")
+
+  target_link_libraries(
+    falco
+    falco_engine
+    sinsp
+    "${GPR_LIB}"
+    "${GRPC_LIB}"
+    "${GRPCPP_LIB}"
+    "${PROTOBUF_LIB}"
+    "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_SSL}"
+    "${OPENSSL_LIBRARY_CRYPTO}"
+    "${LIBYAML_LIB}"
+    "${YAMLCPP_LIB}"
+    "${CIVETWEB_LIB}")
+endif()

 configure_file(config_falco.h.in config_falco.h)

-add_custom_command(
-  TARGET falco
-  COMMAND bash ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/verify_engine_fields.sh ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${OPENSSL_BINARY}
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  COMMENT "Comparing engine fields checksum in falco_engine.h to actual fields")
+if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  add_custom_command(
+    TARGET falco
+    COMMAND bash ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/verify_engine_fields.sh ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+    COMMENT "Comparing engine fields checksum in falco_engine.h to actual fields")
+else()
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Skipping engine fields checksum when building the minimal Falco.")
+endif()

-# add_custom_target(verify_engine_fields DEPENDS verify_engine_fields.sh falco_engine.h)
-
-# add_dependencies(verify_engine_fields falco)
+# strip the Falco binary when releasing using musl
+if(MUSL_OPTIMIZED_BUILD AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "release")
+  add_custom_command(
+    TARGET falco
+    POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_STRIP} --strip-unneeded falco
+    COMMENT "Strip the Falco binary when releasing the musl build")
+endif()

 install(TARGETS falco DESTINATION ${FALCO_BIN_DIR})
 install(
--- a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "falco_engine.h"
 #include "config_falco.h"
 #include "statsfilewriter.h"
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 #include "webserver.h"
 #include "grpc_server.h"
+#endif
 #include "banned.h" // This raises a compilation error when certain functions are used

 typedef function<void(sinsp* inspector)> open_t;
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ static void usage()
 	   " -h, --help                    Print this page\n"
 	   " -c                            Configuration file (default " FALCO_SOURCE_CONF_FILE ", " FALCO_INSTALL_CONF_FILE ")\n"
 	   " -A                            Monitor all events, including those with EF_DROP_SIMPLE_CONS flag.\n"
+	   " --alternate-lua-dir <path>    Specify an alternate path for loading Falco lua files\n"
 	   " -b, --print-base64            Print data buffers in base64.\n"
 	   "                               This is useful for encoding binary data that needs to be used over media designed to.\n"
 	   " --cri <path>                  Path to CRI socket for container metadata.\n"
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ static void usage()
 	   "                               Can not be specified with -t.\n"
 	   " -e <events_file>              Read the events from <events_file> (in .scap format for sinsp events, or jsonl for\n"
 	   "                               k8s audit events) instead of tapping into live.\n"
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 	   " -k <url>, --k8s-api <url>\n"
 	   "                               Enable Kubernetes support by connecting to the API server specified as argument.\n"
       "                               E.g. \"http://admin:password@127.0.0.1:8080\".\n"
@@ -117,15 +121,18 @@ static void usage()
 	   "                               for this option, it will be interpreted as the name of a file containing bearer token.\n"
 	   "                               Note that the format of this command-line option prohibits use of files whose names contain\n"
 	   "                               ':' or '#' characters in the file name.\n"
+#endif
 	   " -L                            Show the name and description of all rules and exit.\n"
 	   " -l <rule>                     Show the name and description of the rule with name <rule> and exit.\n"
 	   " --list [<source>]             List all defined fields. If <source> is provided, only list those fields for\n"
 	   "                               the source <source>. Current values for <source> are \"syscall\", \"k8s_audit\"\n"
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 	   " -m <url[,marathon_url]>, --mesos-api <url[,marathon_url]>\n"
 	   "                               Enable Mesos support by connecting to the API server\n"
 	   "                               specified as argument. E.g. \"http://admin:password@127.0.0.1:5050\".\n"
 	   "                               Marathon url is optional and defaults to Mesos address, port 8080.\n"
 	   "                               The API servers can also be specified via the environment variable FALCO_MESOS_API.\n"
+#endif
 	   " -M <num_seconds>              Stop collecting after <num_seconds> reached.\n"
 	   " -N                            When used with --list, only print field names.\n"
 	   " -o, --option <key>=<val>      Set the value of option <key> to <val>. Overrides values in configuration file.\n"
@@ -185,6 +192,7 @@ static void display_fatal_err(const string &msg)
 // Splitting into key=value or key.subkey=value will be handled by configuration class.
 std::list<string> cmdline_options;

+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 // Read a jsonl file containing k8s audit events and pass each to the engine.
 void read_k8s_audit_trace_file(falco_engine *engine,
 			       falco_outputs *outputs,
@@ -213,6 +221,7 @@ void read_k8s_audit_trace_file(falco_engine *engine,
 		}
 	}
 }
+#endif

 static std::string read_file(std::string filename)
 {
@@ -429,9 +438,11 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	bool verbose = false;
 	bool names_only = false;
 	bool all_events = false;
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 	string* k8s_api = 0;
 	string* k8s_api_cert = 0;
 	string* mesos_api = 0;
+#endif
 	string output_format = "";
 	uint32_t snaplen = 0;
 	bool replace_container_info = false;
@@ -461,42 +472,45 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	double duration;
 	scap_stats cstats;

+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 	falco_webserver webserver;
 	falco::grpc::server grpc_server;
 	std::thread grpc_server_thread;
+#endif

 	static struct option long_options[] =
-	{
-		{"cri", required_argument, 0},
-        {"daemon", no_argument, 0, 'd'},
-        {"disable-cri-async", no_argument, 0, 0},
-        {"disable-source", required_argument, 0},
-        {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
-        {"ignored-events", no_argument, 0, 'i'},
-        {"k8s-api-cert", required_argument, 0, 'K'},
-        {"k8s-api", required_argument, 0, 'k'},
-        {"list", optional_argument, 0},
-        {"mesos-api", required_argument, 0, 'm'},
-        {"option", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
-        {"pidfile", required_argument, 0, 'P'},
-        {"print-base64", no_argument, 0, 'b'},
-        {"print", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
-        {"snaplen", required_argument, 0, 'S'},
-        {"stats-interval", required_argument, 0},
-        {"support", no_argument, 0},
-        {"unbuffered", no_argument, 0, 'U'},
-        {"userspace", no_argument, 0, 'u'},
-        {"validate", required_argument, 0, 'V'},
-        {"version", no_argument, 0, 0},
-        {"writefile", required_argument, 0, 'w'},
-		{0, 0, 0, 0}
-	};
+		{
+			{"alternate-lua-dir", required_argument, 0},
+			{"cri", required_argument, 0},
+			{"daemon", no_argument, 0, 'd'},
+			{"disable-cri-async", no_argument, 0, 0},
+			{"disable-source", required_argument, 0},
+			{"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+			{"ignored-events", no_argument, 0, 'i'},
+			{"k8s-api-cert", required_argument, 0, 'K'},
+			{"k8s-api", required_argument, 0, 'k'},
+			{"list", optional_argument, 0},
+			{"mesos-api", required_argument, 0, 'm'},
+			{"option", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
+			{"pidfile", required_argument, 0, 'P'},
+			{"print-base64", no_argument, 0, 'b'},
+			{"print", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
+			{"snaplen", required_argument, 0, 'S'},
+			{"stats-interval", required_argument, 0},
+			{"support", no_argument, 0},
+			{"unbuffered", no_argument, 0, 'U'},
+			{"userspace", no_argument, 0, 'u'},
+			{"validate", required_argument, 0, 'V'},
+			{"version", no_argument, 0, 0},
+			{"writefile", required_argument, 0, 'w'},
+			{0, 0, 0, 0}};

 	try
 	{
 		set<string> disabled_rule_substrings;
 		string substring;
 		string all_rules = "";
+		string alternate_lua_dir = FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_LUA_DIR;
 		set<string> disabled_rule_tags;
 		set<string> enabled_rule_tags;

@@ -530,8 +544,10 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 				break;
 			case 'e':
 				trace_filename = optarg;
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 				k8s_api = new string();
 				mesos_api = new string();
+#endif
 				break;
 			case 'F':
 				list_flds = optarg;
@@ -539,21 +555,25 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 'i':
 				print_ignored_events = true;
 				break;
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 			case 'k':
 				k8s_api = new string(optarg);
 				break;
 			case 'K':
 				k8s_api_cert = new string(optarg);
 				break;
+#endif
 			case 'L':
 				describe_all_rules = true;
 				break;
 			case 'l':
 				describe_rule = optarg;
 				break;
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 			case 'm':
 				mesos_api = new string(optarg);
 				break;
+#endif
 			case 'M':
 				duration_to_tot = atoi(optarg);
 				if(duration_to_tot <= 0)
@@ -668,6 +688,16 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 						disable_sources.insert(optarg);
 					}
 				}
+				else if (string(long_options[long_index].name)== "alternate-lua-dir")
+				{
+					if(optarg != NULL)
+					{
+						alternate_lua_dir = optarg;
+						if (alternate_lua_dir.back() != '/') {
+							alternate_lua_dir += '/';
+						}
+					}
+				}
 				break;

 			default:
@@ -703,7 +733,7 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 			return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 		}

-		engine = new falco_engine();
+		engine = new falco_engine(true, alternate_lua_dir);
 		engine->set_inspector(inspector);
 		engine->set_extra(output_format, replace_container_info);

@@ -786,7 +816,7 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 				catch(falco_exception &e)
 				{
-					printf("%s%s\n", prefix.c_str(), e.what());
+					printf("%s%s", prefix.c_str(), e.what());
 					throw;
 				}
 				printf("%sOk\n", prefix.c_str());
@@ -843,7 +873,15 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 			falco_logger::log(LOG_INFO, "Loading rules from file " + filename + ":\n");
 			uint64_t required_engine_version;

-			engine->load_rules_file(filename, verbose, all_events, required_engine_version);
+			try {
+				engine->load_rules_file(filename, verbose, all_events, required_engine_version);
+			}
+			catch(falco_exception &e)
+			{
+				std::string prefix = "Could not load rules file " + filename + ": ";
+
+				throw falco_exception(prefix + e.what());
+			}
 			required_engine_versions[filename] = required_engine_version;
 		}

@@ -947,7 +985,8 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 			      config.m_notifications_rate, config.m_notifications_max_burst,
 			      config.m_buffered_outputs,
 			      config.m_time_format_iso_8601,
-			      hostname);
+			      hostname,
+			      alternate_lua_dir);

 		if(!all_events)
 		{
@@ -1074,6 +1113,12 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)

 			if(!trace_is_scap)
 			{
+#ifdef MINIMAL_BUILD
+				// Note that the webserver is not available when MINIMAL_BUILD is defined.
+				fprintf(stderr, "Cannot use k8s audit events trace file with a minimal Falco build");
+				result = EXIT_FAILURE;
+				goto exit;
+#else
 				try {
 					string line;
 					nlohmann::json j;
@@ -1098,6 +1143,7 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 					result = EXIT_FAILURE;
 					goto exit;
 				}
+#endif
 			}
 		}
 		else
@@ -1143,11 +1189,14 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 					// Try to insert the Falco kernel module
 					if(system("modprobe " PROBE_NAME " > /dev/null 2> /dev/null"))
 					{
-						falco_logger::log(LOG_ERR, "Unable to load the driver. Exiting.\n");
+						falco_logger::log(LOG_ERR, "Unable to load the driver.\n");
 					}
 					open_f(inspector);
 				}
-				rethrow_exception(current_exception());
+				else
+				{
+					rethrow_exception(current_exception());
+				}
 			}
 		}

@@ -1165,6 +1214,7 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)

 		duration = ((double)clock()) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;

+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 		//
 		// Run k8s, if required
 		//
@@ -1248,12 +1298,15 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 				grpc_server.run();
 			});
 		}
+#endif

 		if(!trace_filename.empty() && !trace_is_scap)
 		{
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 			read_k8s_audit_trace_file(engine,
 						  outputs,
 						  trace_filename);
+#endif
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -1299,12 +1352,14 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)
 		inspector->close();
 		engine->print_stats();
 		sdropmgr.print_stats();
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 		webserver.stop();
 		if(grpc_server_thread.joinable())
 		{
 			grpc_server.shutdown();
 			grpc_server_thread.join();
 		}
+#endif
 	}
 	catch(exception &e)
 	{
@@ -1312,12 +1367,14 @@ int falco_init(int argc, char **argv)

 		result = EXIT_FAILURE;

+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 		webserver.stop();
 		if(grpc_server_thread.joinable())
 		{
 			grpc_server.shutdown();
 			grpc_server_thread.join();
 		}
+#endif
 	}

 exit:
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */

+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 #include <google/protobuf/util/time_util.h>
+#endif

 #include "falco_outputs.h"

@@ -22,15 +24,19 @@ limitations under the License.

 #include "formats.h"
 #include "logger.h"
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 #include "falco_outputs_queue.h"
+#endif
 #include "banned.h" // This raises a compilation error when certain functions are used

 using namespace std;

 const static struct luaL_reg ll_falco_outputs [] =
 {
+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 	{"handle_http", &falco_outputs::handle_http},
 	{"handle_grpc", &falco_outputs::handle_grpc},
+#endif
 	{NULL, NULL}
 };

@@ -72,7 +78,8 @@ falco_outputs::~falco_outputs()
 void falco_outputs::init(bool json_output,
 			 bool json_include_output_property,
 			 uint32_t rate, uint32_t max_burst, bool buffered,
-			 bool time_format_iso_8601, string hostname)
+			 bool time_format_iso_8601, string hostname,
+			 const string& alternate_lua_dir)
 {
 	// The engine must have been given an inspector by now.
 	if(!m_inspector)
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ void falco_outputs::init(bool json_output,

 	m_json_output = json_output;

-	falco_common::init(m_lua_main_filename.c_str(), FALCO_SOURCE_LUA_DIR);
+	falco_common::init(m_lua_main_filename.c_str(), alternate_lua_dir.c_str());

 	// Note that falco_formats is added to both the lua state used
 	// by the falco engine as well as the separate lua state used
@@ -259,6 +266,7 @@ void falco_outputs::reopen_outputs()
 	}
 }

+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 int falco_outputs::handle_http(lua_State *ls)
 {
 	CURL *curl = NULL;
@@ -369,3 +377,4 @@ int falco_outputs::handle_grpc(lua_State *ls)

 	return 1;
 }
+#endif
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.h
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public:
 	void init(bool json_output,
 		  bool json_include_output_property,
 		  uint32_t rate, uint32_t max_burst, bool buffered,
-		  bool time_format_iso_8601, std::string hostname);
+		  bool time_format_iso_8601, std::string hostname,
+		  const std::string& alternate_lua_dir);

 	void add_output(output_config oc);

@@ -74,8 +75,10 @@ public:

 	void reopen_outputs();

+#ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 	static int handle_http(lua_State *ls);
 	static int handle_grpc(lua_State *ls);
+#endif

 private:

--- a/userspace/falco/verify_engine_fields.sh
+++ b/userspace/falco/verify_engine_fields.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/env/bash

 set -euo pipefail

 SOURCE_DIR=$1
-OPENSSL=$2

-if ! command -v "${OPENSSL}" version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "No openssl command at ${OPENSSL}"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-NEW_CHECKSUM=$(./falco --list -N | ${OPENSSL} dgst -sha256 | awk '{print $2}')
+NEW_CHECKSUM=$(./falco --list -N | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
 CUR_CHECKSUM=$(grep FALCO_FIELDS_CHECKSUM "${SOURCE_DIR}/userspace/engine/falco_engine_version.h" | awk '{print $3}' | sed -e 's/"//g')

-
 if [ "$NEW_CHECKSUM" != "$CUR_CHECKSUM" ]; then
    echo "Set of fields supported has changed (new checksum $NEW_CHECKSUM != old checksum $CUR_CHECKSUM)."
    echo "Update checksum and/or version in falco_engine_version.h."