AU-5(5)

Requirement

Provide an alternate audit logging capability in the event of a failure in primary audit logging capability that implements [Assignment: organization-defined alternate audit logging functionality].

Discussion

Since an alternate audit logging capability may be a short-term protection solution employed until the failure in the primary audit logging capability is corrected, organizations may determine that the alternate audit logging capability need only provide a subset of the primary audit logging functionality that is impacted by the failure.

NIST 800-53A Assessment Guidance

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Audit and accountability policy; procedures addressing response to audit processing failures; system design documentation; system security plan; privacy plan; system configuration settings and associated documentation; system audit records; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with audit and accountability responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities; system/network administrators; system developers].

ID	Assessment Objectives
AU-05(05)	an alternate audit logging capability is provided in the event of a failure in primary audit logging capability that implements <AU-05(05)_ODP alternate audit logging functionality>.

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