audit log

nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026

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A chronological record of system activities, including records of system accesses and operations performed in a given period.

MWERisk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Life Cycle Approach for Security and Privacy

Senses

2 more senses beyond the canonical

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

A security-relevant chronological record, set of records, and/or destination and source of records that provide documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have affected at any time a specific operation, procedure, or event.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

A chronological record of system activities. Includes records of system accesses and operations performed in a given period.

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Information Class

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Variants

5 surface forms

synonym: audit/log record
alternatephrasing: Audit Log
plural: audit logs
possessive: audit log's
pluralpossessive: audit logs'

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