Adding auditing, Audit system devices and databases, Chapter 10 – Sybase DC35823-01-1500-04 User Manual
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Adding Optional Functionality to
Adaptive Server
This chapter provides instructions for adding optional functionality to
Adaptive Server:
After you have installed the Sybase products on your system, see the
product documentation for configuration and administration issues.
Adding auditing
Auditing is an important part of security in a database management
system. Security-related system activity is recorded in an audit trail, which
can be used to detect penetration of the system and misuse of resources.
By examining the audit trail, the System Security Officer can inspect
patterns of access to objects in databases and can monitor the activity of
specific users. Audit records can be traced to specific users, enabling the
audit system to act as a deterrent to users who are attempting to misuse the
system.
A System Security Officer manages the audit system and is the only user
who can start and stop auditing, set up auditing options, and process audit
data.
Audit system devices and databases
The audit system includes several components. The main components are:
•
The
sybsecurity
device and the
sybsecurity
database, which stores
audit information
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