FedRAMP High
AU - Audit and Accountability

FedRAMP High AU-8: Time Stamps

Use internal system clocks; record timestamps with FedRAMP-defined granularity (1 second), UTC or known offset.

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This control maps to 17 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.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 10.6.1 10.6.1 System clocks synchronized with time-sync technology
  • 10.6.2 10.6.2 Systems configured to correct and consistent time
  • 10.6.3 10.6.3 Time sync configuration and time data protected
  • ASBv3-LT-7 Use approved time synchronization sources

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-OPS-11 Logging and Monitoring - Metadata Management Concept

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-8.4 Standardize Time Synchronization

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.17 Clock synchronization 

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.17 Clock synchronization
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-04 Log records are generated and made available for continuous monitoring
  • AU-8 AU-8 Time Stamps
  • AU-8 AU-8 Time Stamps
  • AU-8 AU-8 Time Stamps

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

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

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FedRAMP High AU-8 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.

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