OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V16.1.1 An inventory exists documenting the logging performed at each layer of the application's technology stack, what events are being logged,…

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V16 Security Logging and Error Handling
Section
V16.1 Security Logging Documentation
Level
L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that an inventory exists documenting the logging performed at each layer of the application's technology stack, what events are being logged, log formats, where that logging is stored, how it is used, how access to it is controlled, and for how long logs are kept.