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AU-09(06) Read-only Access

NIST SP 800-53 (controls) 5.2.0 against 5.2.0
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unchanged AU part of AU-9

Title

Read-only Access

Control

Authorize read-only access to audit information to [Assignment: subset of privileged users or roles].

Discussion

Restricting privileged user or role authorizations to read-only helps to limit the potential damage to organizations that could be initiated by such users or roles, such as deleting audit records to cover up malicious activity.

Parameters

au-09.06_odp: subset of privileged users or roles

Assessment objective

AU-09(06) read-only access to audit information is authorized to [Assignment: subset of privileged users or roles].

STIG rules that implement this control 0

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