03.03.02 Audit Record Content

Statement

• a. Include the following content in audit records:

  • 01. What type of event occurred

  • 02. When the event occurred

  • 03. Where the event occurred

  • 04. Source of the event

  • 05. Outcome of the event

  • 06. Identity of the individuals, subjects, objects, or entities associated with the event

• b. Provide additional information for audit records as needed.

Guidance

Audit record content that may be necessary to support the auditing function includes time stamps, source and destination addresses, user or process identifiers, event descriptions, file names, and the access control or flow control rules that are invoked. Event outcomes can include indicators of event success or failure and event-specific results (e.g., the security state of the system after the event occurred). Detailed information that organizations consider in audit records may include a full text recording of privileged commands or the individual identities of group account users.

Assessment objective

audit records contain information that establishes what type of event occurred.

Assessment objective

audit records contain information that establishes when the event occurred.

Assessment objective

audit records contain information that establishes where the event occurred.

Assessment objective

audit records contain information that establishes the source of the event.

Assessment objective

audit records contain information that establishes the outcome of the event.

Assessment objective

audit records contain information that establishes the identity of the individuals, subjects, objects, or entities associated with the event.

Assessment objective

additional information for audit records is provided, as needed.

Assessment method

• audit and accountability policy and procedures procedures for the content of audit records list of organization-defined auditable events system design documentation system configuration settings system audit records system incident reports system security plan other relevant documents or records

Assessment method

• personnel with audit and accountability responsibilities personnel with information security responsibilities system developers system administrators

Assessment method

• mechanisms for implementing system auditing of auditable events system audit capability

1. Overview

1.1 References

1.2 Identified Requirements

1.3 Related Regulations

2. Identified Requirements

3. Related Regulations

Linked Issues

• NIST -

  https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final