audit log
System event tracker
An audit log is a chronological record of system activities, documenting who did what and when.
Organizations maintain audit logs for security monitoring, regulatory compliance, and troubleshooting: The audit log showed someone accessed the database at 3 AM.
Also called an audit trail.
- trailPath through wilderness
- paper trailDocumentary evidence chain
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
cover your tracks · time stamp · tracking · security · access control · compliance · forensics · chain of custody · activity · monitor · event · entry · history · database · server · access · breach · data breach
accountability vs. obscurity
audit logoff-the-record
Not for attribution
plausible deniability · cover-up · evidence tampering · data destruction · black box
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