Audit Information Storage

The large amount of disk space needed for auditing requires that you plan carefully where the information is going will be collected.

If your site uses individual non-networked systems, each system should have a dedicated disk for audit records. The dedicated disk should have at least two partitions:

• A primary storage area

• A partition for holding overflow records

For a network of computers, you should dedicate at least one separate server for collecting audit information and a second server for administering and analyzing the audit data.

In any case, you should set MAC and DAC protections on the audit files and directories to preserve their integrity and prevent snooping.