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Audit Logging

Overview

Earna AI’s Audit Logging System provides comprehensive logging, monitoring, and analysis of all system activities to ensure security, compliance, and operational transparency. Our logging framework supports SOC2 Type II requirements and regulatory compliance obligations.

Audit Log Architecture

Core Logging Components

interface AuditLogEvent { eventId: string timestamp: Date eventType: AuditEventType userId?: string sessionId?: string ipAddress: string userAgent?: string resource: string action: string outcome: 'success' | 'failure' | 'pending' riskLevel: 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'critical' metadata: Record<string, any> contextData: ContextualData } interface ContextualData { geolocation?: GeolocationData deviceInfo?: DeviceFingerprint applicationContext?: ApplicationContext businessContext?: BusinessContext } enum AuditEventType { AUTHENTICATION = 'authentication', AUTHORIZATION = 'authorization', DATA_ACCESS = 'data_access', CONFIGURATION_CHANGE = 'config_change', SYSTEM_EVENT = 'system_event', SECURITY_EVENT = 'security_event', COMPLIANCE_EVENT = 'compliance_event', FINANCIAL_TRANSACTION = 'financial_transaction' }

Centralized Logging System

Log Categories and Requirements

Authentication and Access Logs

interface AuthenticationLog extends AuditLogEvent { eventType: AuditEventType.AUTHENTICATION authMethod: 'password' | 'mfa' | 'sso' | 'api_key' | 'certificate' authResult: 'success' | 'failure' | 'locked' | 'expired' failureReason?: string mfaMethod?: 'totp' | 'sms' | 'email' | 'hardware_token' previousLoginTime?: Date deviceTrust?: 'trusted' | 'untrusted' | 'new' } interface AuthorizationLog extends AuditLogEvent { eventType: AuditEventType.AUTHORIZATION requestedResource: string requestedAction: string permissions: string[] roleContext: string[] authorizationResult: 'granted' | 'denied' | 'escalated' policyEvaluated: string[] }

Data Access and Modification Logs

interface DataAccessLog extends AuditLogEvent { eventType: AuditEventType.DATA_ACCESS dataType: 'customer_data' | 'financial_data' | 'pii' | 'system_config' | 'audit_log' dataClassification: 'public' | 'internal' | 'confidential' | 'restricted' accessMethod: 'read' | 'write' | 'delete' | 'export' | 'import' recordCount?: number dataRetentionPolicy?: string encryptionStatus: boolean backupStatus?: boolean } class AuditLogger { private logStore: LogStore private encryptionService: EncryptionService async logDataAccess(event: DataAccessEvent): Promise<void> { const auditLog: DataAccessLog = { eventId: this.generateEventId(), timestamp: new Date(), eventType: AuditEventType.DATA_ACCESS, userId: event.userId, sessionId: event.sessionId, ipAddress: event.ipAddress, resource: event.resource, action: event.action, outcome: event.outcome, riskLevel: this.calculateRiskLevel(event), dataType: event.dataType, dataClassification: event.dataClassification, accessMethod: event.accessMethod, recordCount: event.recordCount, encryptionStatus: event.encryptionStatus, metadata: this.enrichMetadata(event), contextData: await this.gatherContext(event) } // Encrypt sensitive log data const encryptedLog = await this.encryptionService.encryptAuditLog(auditLog) // Store with integrity protection await this.logStore.storeWithIntegrity(encryptedLog) // Real-time security analysis if (auditLog.riskLevel === 'critical' || auditLog.riskLevel === 'high') { await this.triggerSecurityAlert(auditLog) } } }

System and Configuration Logs

Configuration Change Tracking

configuration_logging: tracked_changes: - system_configurations - security_policies - user_permissions - network_configurations - encryption_settings - backup_configurations - monitoring_rules - compliance_settings change_attributes: - change_type: "create|update|delete|restore" - old_value: "previous_configuration" - new_value: "updated_configuration" - change_reason: "business_justification" - approval_reference: "change_request_id" - rollback_capability: boolean notification_triggers: critical_changes: - security_policy_modifications - admin_privilege_changes - encryption_key_rotations - compliance_setting_updates recipients: - security_team - compliance_team - system_administrators

System Event Logging

interface SystemEventLog extends AuditLogEvent { eventType: AuditEventType.SYSTEM_EVENT systemComponent: string eventCategory: 'startup' | 'shutdown' | 'error' | 'warning' | 'performance' severity: 'info' | 'warning' | 'error' | 'critical' errorCode?: string stackTrace?: string performanceMetrics?: PerformanceMetrics systemHealth: SystemHealthStatus } interface PerformanceMetrics { cpuUsage: number memoryUsage: number diskUsage: number networkLatency: number responseTime: number throughput: number }

Security Event Logging

Security Incident Tracking

interface SecurityEventLog extends AuditLogEvent { eventType: AuditEventType.SECURITY_EVENT securityEventType: SecurityEventType threatIndicators: ThreatIndicator[] attackVector?: string mitigationActions: MitigationAction[] forensicData: ForensicData incidentSeverity: 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'critical' responseTime: number } enum SecurityEventType { FAILED_AUTHENTICATION = 'failed_authentication', PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION = 'privilege_escalation', SUSPICIOUS_ACTIVITY = 'suspicious_activity', MALWARE_DETECTION = 'malware_detection', DATA_EXFILTRATION = 'data_exfiltration', VULNERABILITY_EXPLOITATION = 'vulnerability_exploitation', POLICY_VIOLATION = 'policy_violation', INTRUSION_ATTEMPT = 'intrusion_attempt' } class SecurityEventLogger { async logSecurityEvent(event: SecurityEvent): Promise<void> { const securityLog: SecurityEventLog = { eventId: this.generateSecurityEventId(), timestamp: new Date(), eventType: AuditEventType.SECURITY_EVENT, securityEventType: event.type, userId: event.userId, ipAddress: event.ipAddress, resource: event.resource, action: event.action, outcome: event.outcome, riskLevel: 'critical', threatIndicators: event.threatIndicators, attackVector: event.attackVector, mitigationActions: await this.getActiveMitigations(event), forensicData: await this.collectForensicData(event), incidentSeverity: this.calculateIncidentSeverity(event), responseTime: this.calculateResponseTime(event), metadata: event.metadata, contextData: await this.gatherSecurityContext(event) } // Immediate storage with high priority await this.storeSecurityLog(securityLog) // Trigger automated response await this.triggerSecurityResponse(securityLog) // Notify security team await this.notifySecurityTeam(securityLog) } }

Log Storage and Retention

Storage Architecture

Retention Policy Configuration

log_retention_policy: authentication_logs: hot_storage: "30_days" warm_storage: "1_year" cold_storage: "7_years" archive_storage: "indefinite" data_access_logs: hot_storage: "90_days" warm_storage: "2_years" cold_storage: "7_years" archive_storage: "indefinite" security_logs: hot_storage: "90_days" warm_storage: "3_years" cold_storage: "10_years" archive_storage: "indefinite" system_logs: hot_storage: "30_days" warm_storage: "1_year" cold_storage: "3_years" archive_storage: "7_years" compliance_logs: hot_storage: "1_year" warm_storage: "3_years" cold_storage: "10_years" archive_storage: "indefinite" storage_encryption: at_rest: true in_transit: true key_rotation: "quarterly" backup_encryption: true

Log Analysis and Monitoring

Automated Analysis Pipeline

class LogAnalysisEngine { private mlModels: MachineLearningModels private ruleEngine: SecurityRuleEngine private correlationEngine: EventCorrelationEngine async analyzeLogStream(logs: AuditLogEvent[]): Promise<AnalysisResult[]> { const results: AnalysisResult[] = [] // Real-time rule-based analysis for (const log of logs) { const ruleResults = await this.ruleEngine.evaluate(log) if (ruleResults.triggered) { results.push({ type: 'rule_violation', severity: ruleResults.severity, description: ruleResults.description, recommendations: ruleResults.recommendations }) } } // Machine learning anomaly detection const anomalies = await this.mlModels.detectAnomalies(logs) results.push(...anomalies) // Event correlation analysis const correlations = await this.correlationEngine.correlateLogs(logs) results.push(...correlations) // Generate alerts for high-priority findings await this.generateAlerts(results.filter(r => r.severity === 'high' || r.severity === 'critical')) return results } async generateComplianceReport(period: DateRange): Promise<ComplianceReport> { const logs = await this.retrieveLogsByPeriod(period) return { period, totalEvents: logs.length, authenticationEvents: logs.filter(l => l.eventType === AuditEventType.AUTHENTICATION).length, dataAccessEvents: logs.filter(l => l.eventType === AuditEventType.DATA_ACCESS).length, securityEvents: logs.filter(l => l.eventType === AuditEventType.SECURITY_EVENT).length, failedAttempts: logs.filter(l => l.outcome === 'failure').length, privilegedAccess: this.countPrivilegedAccess(logs), policyViolations: this.countPolicyViolations(logs), complianceScore: this.calculateComplianceScore(logs) } } }

Security Analytics Dashboard

Log Integrity and Tamper Protection

Cryptographic Protection

class LogIntegrityManager { private hashChain: HashChain private digitalSignature: DigitalSignatureService private timestampService: TimestampService async protectLogIntegrity(log: AuditLogEvent): Promise<ProtectedLog> { // Generate cryptographic hash const logHash = await this.generateLogHash(log) // Add to hash chain for tamper detection const chainEntry = await this.hashChain.addEntry(logHash) // Digital signature for non-repudiation const signature = await this.digitalSignature.sign(log, logHash) // Trusted timestamp const timestamp = await this.timestampService.timestamp(logHash) return { originalLog: log, hash: logHash, chainPosition: chainEntry.position, previousHash: chainEntry.previousHash, signature: signature, timestamp: timestamp, integrity: 'protected' } } async verifyLogIntegrity(protectedLog: ProtectedLog): Promise<IntegrityResult> { // Verify hash const computedHash = await this.generateLogHash(protectedLog.originalLog) const hashValid = computedHash === protectedLog.hash // Verify chain integrity const chainValid = await this.hashChain.verifyChain(protectedLog.chainPosition) // Verify digital signature const signatureValid = await this.digitalSignature.verify( protectedLog.originalLog, protectedLog.signature ) // Verify timestamp const timestampValid = await this.timestampService.verify(protectedLog.timestamp) return { overall: hashValid && chainValid && signatureValid && timestampValid, hashIntegrity: hashValid, chainIntegrity: chainValid, signatureIntegrity: signatureValid, timestampIntegrity: timestampValid } } }

Compliance and Reporting

SOC2 Compliance Logging

soc2_logging_requirements: security_principle: user_authentication: "log_all_attempts" authorization_decisions: "log_all_decisions" system_access: "log_privileged_access" configuration_changes: "log_all_changes" availability_principle: system_monitoring: "continuous_logging" performance_metrics: "log_performance_data" capacity_management: "log_resource_usage" backup_operations: "log_backup_activities" processing_integrity: data_validation: "log_validation_results" error_handling: "log_all_errors" data_transformation: "log_processing_steps" transaction_processing: "log_financial_transactions" confidentiality_principle: data_encryption: "log_encryption_operations" data_classification: "log_classification_decisions" access_restrictions: "log_confidential_access" data_transmission: "log_secure_transmissions" privacy_principle: personal_data_access: "log_pii_access" consent_management: "log_consent_changes" data_retention: "log_retention_actions" data_deletion: "log_deletion_activities"

Automated Compliance Reporting

class ComplianceReportGenerator { async generateSOC2Report(period: DateRange): Promise<SOC2ComplianceReport> { const logs = await this.getComplianceLogs(period) return { reportPeriod: period, securityControls: { userAuthentication: this.analyzeAuthenticationLogs(logs), systemAccess: this.analyzeAccessLogs(logs), configurationManagement: this.analyzeConfigLogs(logs), logicalSecurity: this.analyzeSecurityLogs(logs) }, availabilityControls: { systemMonitoring: this.analyzeMonitoringLogs(logs), changeManagement: this.analyzeChangeLogs(logs), backupRecovery: this.analyzeBackupLogs(logs) }, processingIntegrityControls: { dataValidation: this.analyzeValidationLogs(logs), errorHandling: this.analyzeErrorLogs(logs), transactionProcessing: this.analyzeTransactionLogs(logs) }, confidentialityControls: { dataEncryption: this.analyzeEncryptionLogs(logs), accessRestrictions: this.analyzeAccessRestrictionLogs(logs) }, privacyControls: { personalDataHandling: this.analyzePIILogs(logs), consentManagement: this.analyzeConsentLogs(logs), dataRetention: this.analyzeRetentionLogs(logs) }, exceptions: this.identifyExceptions(logs), recommendations: this.generateRecommendations(logs) } } }

Integration and APIs

Audit Log API

interface AuditLogAPI { // Log creation createLog(event: AuditLogEvent): Promise<string> batchCreateLogs(events: AuditLogEvent[]): Promise<string[]> // Log retrieval getLogs(filter: LogFilter): Promise<AuditLogEvent[]> getLogById(eventId: string): Promise<AuditLogEvent> searchLogs(query: SearchQuery): Promise<SearchResult> // Analytics getSecurityMetrics(period: DateRange): Promise<SecurityMetrics> getComplianceReport(type: ComplianceType, period: DateRange): Promise<ComplianceReport> // Administrative verifyLogIntegrity(eventId: string): Promise<IntegrityResult> exportLogs(filter: LogFilter, format: ExportFormat): Promise<ExportResult> }

SIEM Integration

siem_integration: supported_formats: - syslog_rfc3164 - syslog_rfc5424 - json_over_tcp - splunk_hec - elasticsearch_bulk - kafka_streams real_time_streaming: protocol: "tcp_tls" compression: "gzip" batch_size: 1000 flush_interval: "30_seconds" retry_policy: "exponential_backoff" field_mapping: timestamp: "@timestamp" severity: "level" user_id: "user.id" ip_address: "source.ip" event_type: "event.category" outcome: "event.outcome"

Contact Information

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Next Steps

  1. Implement comprehensive log coverage across all systems
  2. Deploy automated analysis and alerting capabilities
  3. Establish log retention and archival procedures
  4. Integrate with SIEM and compliance reporting tools
  5. Conduct regular log integrity verification audits
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