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Audit Logging

Overview

AIDDDMAP maintains comprehensive audit logs to track all significant actions and events within the platform. This logging system is crucial for security monitoring, compliance, and troubleshooting.

Logged Events

User Actions

  • Login attempts (successful and failed)
  • Permission changes
  • Data access and modifications
  • Agent deployments
  • Encryption operations
  • Marketplace transactions

System Events

  • Service starts and stops
  • Configuration changes
  • Error conditions
  • Performance metrics
  • Security alerts

Data Operations

  • Dataset creation/modification
  • Encryption status changes
  • Access grants/revocations
  • Data sharing events
  • Marketplace listings

Log Structure

Each log entry contains:

{
  "timestamp": "ISO-8601 timestamp",
  "event_type": "ACTION_TYPE",
  "user_id": "user identifier",
  "action": "specific action taken",
  "resource": "affected resource",
  "status": "success/failure",
  "details": {
    "additional": "contextual information"
  },
  "ip_address": "source IP",
  "session_id": "session identifier"
}

Storage & Retention

  • Logs are stored securely with encryption
  • Retention period: 12 months minimum
  • Automated archival process
  • Regular integrity checks

Access Control

Log Access Levels

  1. Viewer

  2. Read-only access to basic logs

  3. Limited to own user actions

  4. Auditor

  5. Full read access

  6. Export capabilities
  7. Search and filter functions

  8. Administrator

  9. Full access to all logs
  10. Configuration management
  11. Archival controls

Monitoring & Alerts

Real-time Monitoring

  • Security incident detection
  • Performance anomalies
  • Error rate thresholds
  • User behavior analysis

Alert Configuration

  • Customizable alert thresholds
  • Multiple notification channels
  • Escalation procedures
  • Alert prioritization

Compliance

Standards Adherence

  • GDPR compliance
  • SOC 2 requirements
  • ISO 27001 guidelines
  • Industry-specific regulations

Audit Trail Integrity

  • Cryptographic verification
  • Tamper detection
  • Chain of custody
  • Evidence preservation

Tools & Integration

Analysis Tools

  • Log aggregation
  • Search capabilities
  • Visualization dashboards
  • Export functionality

Security Integration

  • SIEM system integration
  • Threat detection
  • Forensic analysis
  • Compliance reporting

Best Practices

  1. Log Management

  2. Regular log rotation

  3. Compression strategies
  4. Backup procedures
  5. Recovery testing

  6. Security Measures

  7. Encryption at rest

  8. Access controls
  9. Integrity checks
  10. Secure transmission

  11. Performance Optimization

  12. Log level filtering
  13. Storage optimization
  14. Query performance
  15. Archival strategies