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AU-09(07) Store on Component with Different Operating System

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
All changes in this version
unchanged AU part of AU-9

Title

Store on Component with Different Operating System

Control

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

Discussion

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.

Related controls

au-11, au-4, au-5, sc-29

Assessment objective

AU-09(07) audit information is stored on a component running a different operating system than the system or component being audited.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

No followed STIG rule cites a CCI indexed to this control (CCI list 2026-07-14).