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  1. Frameworks
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  4. >SP800-53-AU-9(7)
SP800-53-AU-9(7)Active

Store on Component with Different Operating System

Statement

Store audit information on a component running a different operating system than the system or component being audited.

Location

Control Family
Audit and Accountability

Control Details

Identifier
SP800-53-AU-9(7)
Family
AU
Parent Control
SP800-53-AU-9

Supplemental Guidance

Storing auditing information on a system component running a different operating system reduces the risk of a vulnerability specific to the system, resulting in a compromise of the audit records.

Assessment Objective

audit information is stored on a component running a different operating system than the system or component being audited.

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Audit and Accountability69 controls
SP800-53-AU-1Policy and ProceduresSP800-53-AU-2Event LoggingSP800-53-AU-2(1)Compilation of Audit Records from Multiple SourcesSP800-53-AU-2(2)Selection of Audit Events by ComponentSP800-53-AU-2(3)Reviews and UpdatesSP800-53-AU-2(4)Privileged FunctionsSP800-53-AU-3Content of Audit RecordsSP800-53-AU-3(1)Additional Audit InformationSP800-53-AU-3(2)Centralized Management of Planned Audit Record ContentSP800-53-AU-3(3)Limit Personally Identifiable Information ElementsSP800-53-AU-4Audit Log Storage CapacitySP800-53-AU-4(1)Transfer to Alternate StorageSP800-53-AU-5Response to Audit Logging Process FailuresSP800-53-AU-5(1)Storage Capacity WarningSP800-53-AU-5(2)Real-time AlertsSP800-53-AU-5(3)Configurable Traffic Volume ThresholdsSP800-53-AU-5(4)Shutdown on FailureSP800-53-AU-5(5)Alternate Audit Logging CapabilitySP800-53-AU-6Audit Record Review, Analysis, and ReportingSP800-53-AU-6(1)Automated Process IntegrationSP800-53-AU-6(2)Automated Security AlertsSP800-53-AU-6(3)Correlate Audit Record RepositoriesSP800-53-AU-6(4)Central Review and AnalysisSP800-53-AU-6(5)Integrated Analysis of Audit RecordsSP800-53-AU-6(6)Correlation with Physical MonitoringSP800-53-AU-6(7)Permitted ActionsSP800-53-AU-6(8)Full Text Analysis of Privileged CommandsSP800-53-AU-6(9)Correlation with Information from Nontechnical SourcesSP800-53-AU-6(10)Audit Level AdjustmentSP800-53-AU-7Audit Record Reduction and Report GenerationSP800-53-AU-7(1)Automatic ProcessingSP800-53-AU-7(2)Automatic Sort and SearchSP800-53-AU-8Time StampsSP800-53-AU-8(1)Synchronization with Authoritative Time SourceSP800-53-AU-8(2)Secondary Authoritative Time SourceSP800-53-AU-9Protection of Audit InformationSP800-53-AU-9(1)Hardware Write-once MediaSP800-53-AU-9(2)Store on Separate Physical Systems or ComponentsSP800-53-AU-9(3)Cryptographic ProtectionSP800-53-AU-9(4)Access by Subset of Privileged UsersSP800-53-AU-9(5)Dual AuthorizationSP800-53-AU-9(6)Read-only AccessSP800-53-AU-9(7)Store on Component with Different Operating SystemSP800-53-AU-10Non-repudiationSP800-53-AU-10(1)Association of IdentitiesSP800-53-AU-10(2)Validate Binding of Information Producer IdentitySP800-53-AU-10(3)Chain of CustodySP800-53-AU-10(4)Validate Binding of Information Reviewer IdentitySP800-53-AU-10(5)Digital SignaturesSP800-53-AU-11Audit Record RetentionSP800-53-AU-11(1)Long-term Retrieval CapabilitySP800-53-AU-12Audit Record GenerationSP800-53-AU-12(1)System-wide and Time-correlated Audit TrailSP800-53-AU-12(2)Standardized FormatsSP800-53-AU-12(3)Changes by Authorized IndividualsSP800-53-AU-12(4)Query Parameter Audits of Personally Identifiable InformationSP800-53-AU-13Monitoring for Information DisclosureSP800-53-AU-13(1)Use of Automated ToolsSP800-53-AU-13(2)Review of Monitored SitesSP800-53-AU-13(3)Unauthorized Replication of InformationSP800-53-AU-14Session AuditSP800-53-AU-14(1)System Start-upSP800-53-AU-14(2)Capture and Record ContentSP800-53-AU-14(3)Remote Viewing and ListeningSP800-53-AU-15Alternate Audit Logging CapabilitySP800-53-AU-16Cross-organizational Audit LoggingSP800-53-AU-16(1)Identity PreservationSP800-53-AU-16(2)Sharing of Audit InformationSP800-53-AU-16(3)Disassociability