What is Audit Logging and Retention?

Audit log records information about who has accessed the system and what operations user has performed during a given period. It captures changes to metadata, security, logon information and other system activity detail. Audit logs provide a chronological record of system activities including records of system accesses and operations performed in a given period.

Audit retention stores the audit logs so that it can be used for compliance, and security audit. The retentions periods for audit trail logs will depend on government and industry regulations applicable to business activities.