Logging
Monitoring, logging, and auditing are the KSI-MLA family: authorized log access, configuration evaluation, event-type lists, SIEM or equivalent, and persistent log review.
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Technical detail
KSI-MLA-ALA is marked Class C in the catalog. Official related controls on the family include SI-11, CA-7, CM-2, CM-6, SI-7. A Class C marker is a catalog fact, not a claim that scm.cc has verified ALA. Catalog family title: Events are centrally logged, reviewed, and configurations evaluated.. Indicators on this page: KSI-MLA-ALA, KSI-MLA-EVC, KSI-MLA-LET, KSI-MLA-OSM, KSI-MLA-RVL.
How to implement
Centralize logs with retention and integrity. Keep the event-type list dated. Treat ALA as unmet until a stored least-privilege log-access source exists.
Common mistakes
- Local syslog on a laptop as the SIEM. - Treating KSI-MLA-ALA as verified without a stored source.
Related Key Security Indicators
Primary family KSI-MLA. Statements on the indicator pages are verbatim CR26 text.
Questions teams ask
- Which KSI family owns Logging?
- KSI-MLA (Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing). Indicator statements are verbatim on the family and indicator pages.
- Are these pages a substitute for the catalog?
- No. FedRAMP.gov and the pinned CR26 KSI catalog are authoritative.
Related
- FedRAMP 20x Knowledge Authority
- KSI-MLA — Monitoring, Logging, and Auditing
- Key Security Indicators (KSIs)
- Evidence & Evidence Quality
- Implementation guides
- KSI-MLA-ALA — Authorizing Log Access
- KSI-MLA-EVC — Evaluating Configurations
- KSI-MLA-LET — Logging Event Types
- KSI-MLA-OSM — Operating SIEM Capability
- KSI-MLA-RVL — Reviewing Logs
- Free FedRAMP 20x tools
Primary sources
- FedRAMP 20x Key Security Indicators (CR26) (retrieved 2026-09-27)
- FedRAMP 20x overview & Core Principles (retrieved 2026-09-27)
- NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (security & privacy controls) (retrieved 2026-09-27)
Last verified 2026-09-27. FedRAMP.gov is authoritative.
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