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AU-11(01) Long-term Retrieval Capability

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
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unchanged AU part of AU-11

Title

Long-term Retrieval Capability

Control

Employ [Assignment: measures] to ensure that long-term audit records generated by the system can be retrieved.

Discussion

Organizations need to access and read audit records requiring long-term storage (on the order of years). Measures employed to help facilitate the retrieval of audit records include converting records to newer formats, retaining equipment capable of reading the records, and retaining the necessary documentation to help personnel understand how to interpret the records.

Parameters

au-11.01_odp: measures

Assessment objective

AU-11(01) [Assignment: measures] are employed to ensure that long-term audit records generated by the system can be retrieved.

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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