Chapter 1

About Auditing in Oracle Solaris

The auditing subsystem of Oracle Solaris keeps a record of how the system is being used. The audit service includes tools to assist with the analysis of the auditing data.

This chapter introduces how auditing works in Oracle Solaris:

• What Is Auditing?

• Audit Terminology and Concepts

• How Is Auditing Related to Security?

• How Does Auditing Work?

• How Is Auditing Configured?

• Using Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall for Storage and Analysis of Audit Records

• Auditing on a System With Oracle Solaris Zones

For planning suggestions, see Chapter 2, Planning for Auditing. For procedures to configure auditing at your site, see the following chapters:

• Chapter 3, Managing the Audit Service

• Chapter 4, Monitoring System Activities

• Chapter 5, Working With Audit Data

• Chapter 6, Analyzing and Resolving Audit Service Issues

For reference information, see Chapter 7, Auditing Reference.