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NIST 800-171 R-3.3.9

Limit Management of Audit Functionality

Official citation: 3.3.9

Class: core · Severity: medium

Statement of the obligation — verify against source

3.3.9

What it means

Limit who can manage the audit-logging function to a small subset of privileged users. Administrators who are themselves subject to auditing could undermine log reliability by disabling logging or altering records, so separate audit-related privileges from other privileges and grant them to only a few people.

Educational reference only — not legal advice. Consult a qualified assessor or attorney for binding compliance determinations.