The ISSO must ensure application audit trails are retained for at least 30 months (12 months active + 18 months cold storage) for applications without SAMI data and five years for applications including SAMI data.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-222621 | SRG-APP-000516 | APSC-DV-002900 | SV-222621r1136913_rule | 2025-09-09 | 6 |
Description
Log files are a requirement to trace intruder activity or to audit user activity.
ℹ️ Check
Verify a process is in place to retain application audit log files for 30 months (12 months active + 18 months cold storage) for non-SAMI data and five years for SAMI data.
If audit logs have not been retained for 30 months (12 months active + 18 months cold storage) or five years for SAMI data, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Retain application audit log files for 30 months (12 months active + 18 months cold storage) for non-SAMI data and five years for SAMI data.