jargon

Backend & systems·Security and identity

you record who did what to which record and when, in a store that the application itself cannot go back and edit.

Audit log

Also calledaudit trail

An append-only record of security-relevant actions, kept for investigation and compliance. It is distinct from application logging in retention, integrity requirements and audience. If the service writing it can also modify it, it will not survive the one scenario it exists for.

Commonly confused with