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auditGUARD

System auditing varies considerably between UNIX systems and often lacks tools for configuration. auditGUARD provides a simple, easy-to-use interface from which system auditing can be controlled and configured on some of the most popular UNIX platforms. auditGUARD also integrates easily with other account and access control products, making the system administrator's job that much easier.

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auditGUARD's features include the following:

  • Ability to define multiple audit configuration files
  • Provides easy-to-use menu and Motif-based GUI programs with on-line, context sensitive help messages for system auditing and reporting
  • Use command line interface with script files to perform any menu program function which can be run without operator intervention
  • Hides the differences between UNIX auditing variants
  • Looks and acts the same way on all UNIX platforms
  • Enables the specific selection of audit events
  • Allows a level to be established for each audit event
  • Allows a user specified script to be specified for each audit event
  • Allows use of item lists for audit events to restrict auditing to items of interest
  • Can easily be tailored to meet specific audit requirements
  • Consolidates audit information into standard reports
  • Archives audit files to remote systems, consolidates and centralizes data management