FedRAMP High
AU - Audit and Accountability

FedRAMP High AU-4: Audit Log Storage Capacity

Allocate audit log storage capacity to accommodate FedRAMP-defined retention period.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 22 controls across 15 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 10.3.3 10.3.3 Audit logs promptly backed up to central secure storage
  • 10.5.1 10.5.1 Keep logs 12 months, latest three months online
  • 12.1.3 12.1.3 Security roles defined and acknowledged by all personnel

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.15 Logging
  • 8.6 Capacity management

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-A1.1 A1.1 Managing processing capacity
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • SEC04-BP02 Capture logs, findings, and metrics in standardized locations

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-14 Logging and Monitoring - Storage of the Logging Data
  • CFTC-SS-12 Capacity and Performance Planning Category

DORA · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.6 Capacity management
  • AU-4 AU-4 Audit Log Storage Capacity
  • AU-4 AU-4 Audit Log Storage Capacity
  • AU-4 AU-4 Audit Log Storage Capacity

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

Other controls in AU - Audit and Accountability

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP High have you already done?

FedRAMP High AU-4 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 6 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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