AU-5(5) Alternate Audit Logging Capability
Control enhancement of AU-5 Response to Audit Logging Process Failures
Control
Provide an alternate audit logging capability in the event of a failure in primary audit logging capability that implements [Assignment: 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.
Related controls
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