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AU-16

Audit and AccountabilityRev 5organization

Cross-Organizational Audit Logging

Control Statement

Employ [Assignment: methods] for coordinating [Assignment: audit information] among external organizations when audit information is transmitted across organizational boundaries.

Supplemental Guidance

When organizations use systems or services of external organizations, the audit logging capability necessitates a coordinated, cross-organization approach. For example, maintaining the identity of individuals who request specific services across organizational boundaries may often be difficult, and doing so may prove to have significant performance and privacy ramifications. Therefore, it is often the case that cross-organizational audit logging simply captures the identity of individuals who issue requests at the initial system, and subsequent systems record that the requests originated from authorized individuals. Organizations consider including processes for coordinating audit information requirements and protection of audit information in information exchange agreements.

Related Controls (5)

AU-3AU-6AU-7CA-3PT-7

CCI Identifiers (3)

CCI-001923Defines the audit information to be coordinated among external organizations when audit information is transmitted across organizational boundaries.CCI-001924Defines the methods to be employed when coordinating audit information among external organizations when audit information is transmitted across organizational boundaries.CCI-001925Employ organization-defined methods for coordinating organization-defined audit information among external organizations when audit information is transmitted across organizational boundaries.

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