OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V16.3.2 Failed authorization attempts are logged.

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V16 Security Logging and Error Handling
Section
V16.3 Security Events
Level
L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that failed authorization attempts are logged. For L3, this must include logging all authorization decisions, including logging when sensitive data is accessed (without logging the sensitive data itself).