ConceptsAccountability

Accountability

The ability to connect actions to a specific identity or responsible party.

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Records that capture who performed which actions and when, providing the accountability that lets defenders trace events back to a responsible identity. They are foundational to investigation and to proving what happened.

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Authentication, Authorization, and Accountability

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