AWS CloudTrail | General

Question 1

What is AWS CloudTrail?

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AWS CloudTrail | Management Tools

Answer 1

AWS CloudTrail is a web service that records activity made on your account and delivers log files to your Amazon S3 bucket.

Question 2

What are the benefits of CloudTrail?

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AWS CloudTrail | Management Tools

Answer 2

CloudTrail provides visibility into user activity by recording actions taken on your account. CloudTrail records important information about each action, including who made the request, the services used, the actions performed, parameters for the actions, and the response elements returned by the AWS service. This information helps you to track changes made to your AWS resources and to troubleshoot operational issues. CloudTrail makes it easier to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards. For more details, refer to the AWS compliance white paper “Security at scale: Logging in AWS”.