Backend Audit Logging

Purpose

Record every sensitive data access and state change in an immutable, tamper-evident audit trail for regulatory compliance (SOC 2, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR).

Agent Protocol

Trigger

Exact user phrases: "audit log", "audit trail", "compliance logging", "tamper-evident log", "immutable log", "audit table", "change tracking", "who changed what", "data provenance", "audit events", "reporting log".

Input Context

• Regulatory framework (SOC 2, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS).
• Data classification and sensitive fields.
• Existing database and storage infrastructure.
• Retention requirements.

Output Artifact

Audit log schema or implementation code. No file unless requested.