id: "AU-16(01)" title: "Identity Preservation" family: "AU" family_name: "Audit and Accountability" sort_id: "au-16.01" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "AU-16" enhancement: True


Statement

Preserve the identity of individuals in cross-organizational audit trails.

Guidance

Identity preservation is applied when there is a need to be able to trace actions that are performed across organizational boundaries to a specific individual.

Assessment Objective

the identity of individuals in cross-organizational audit trails is preserved.

Audit and accountability policy

system security plan

privacy plan

procedures addressing cross-organizational audit trails

system design documentation

system configuration settings and associated documentation

system audit records

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with cross-organizational audit responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities

Mechanisms implementing cross-organizational auditing (if applicable)