Which service receives audit data and collects application logs in Cloud Pak Foundational Services?

In IBM Cloud Pak Foundational Services, the audit-syslog-service is responsible for receiving audit data and collecting application logs. This service ensures that security and compliance-related events are properly recorded and made available for analysis.

The audit-syslog-service is a key component of Cloud Pak's logging and monitoring framework, specifically designed to capture audit logs from various services.

It can forward logs to external SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems or centralized log collection tools for further analysis.

It helps organizations meet compliance and governance requirements by maintaining detailed audit trails.

Why is audit-syslog-service the correct answer?

A. logging service (Incorrect)

While Cloud Pak Foundational Services include a logging service, it is primarily for general application logging and does not specifically handle audit data collection.

C. systemd journal (Incorrect)

systemd journal is the default system log manager on Linux but is not the dedicated service for handling Cloud Pak audit logs.

D. fluentd service (Incorrect)

Fluentd is a log forwarding agent used for collecting and transporting logs, but it does not directly receive audit data in Cloud Pak Foundational Services. It can be used in combination with audit-syslog-service for log aggregation.

Analysis of the Incorrect Options:

IBM Cloud Pak Foundational Services - Audit Logging

IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Logging and Monitoring

Configuring Audit Log Forwarding in IBM Cloud Pak

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