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What is an audit trail?

An audit trail is a security-relevant chronological record, set of records, and/or destination and source of records that provide documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have affected at any time a specific operation, procedure, event, or device.

Updated at 2025-09-27 22:36:50

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