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.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-222621 | APSC-DV-002900 | SV-222621r1136913_rule | CCI-000167 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Log files are a requirement to trace intruder activity or to audit user activity. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Application Security and Development Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-09-09 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-222621r1136913_chk)
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 Text (F-24280r1136912_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.