About this tag
The audit logging tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about security auditing mechanisms in database and enterprise systems, with a focus on vulnerabilities that can bypass audit logging. Recent content highlights CVE-2026-3494, a vulnerability in MariaDB's audit subsystem where SQL comment markers can cause queries to go unrecorded when certain filtering options are enabled. This creates gaps in audit logs, potentially allowing malicious activity to evade detection. The tag includes analysis of the vulnerability, its impact on log integrity, and remediation steps such as applying patches. Topics are relevant for IT professionals and security administrators concerned with maintaining comprehensive audit trails and ensuring compliance in database environments.
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    Azure Cloud HSM Hardware Audit Logging GA: Verify Firmware-Signed HSM Logs

    When an enterprise moves its crown-jewel cryptographic keys into the cloud, "trust us, the service layer saw the request" rarely satisfies a caffeinated compliance auditor. Security teams want proof straight from the silicon. On October 14, 2026, Microsoft announced via Azure Updates that...
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    Microsoft Purview RBAC Decision Audit Logs Coming to GCC, GCC High and DoD

    Microsoft is adding audit logging to the Microsoft Purview portal for the moment when Purview decides whether you're allowed in. Roadmap item 573447, "Microsoft Purview: Permissions audit log improvements," targets the government clouds: GCC, GCC High and DoD. It is listed as In development...
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    MCP Enterprise Authorization Improves Entra Access but Leaves AI Agent Audit Gaps

    When an AI agent deletes the wrong records, emails the wrong customer, or pulls a database table it should never have touched, the incident review starts with two questions. What did the agent do, and who allowed it? IAPP has published an analysis by Kapil Duraphe, a generative-AI software...
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    Universal Print Audit Logs Reach Purview in January 2027

    Microsoft is preparing to put Universal Print activity into the Microsoft Purview Unified Audit Log, covering print-job events alongside the administrative actions that change the service’s configuration. The Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry updated on August 28, 2026 says the feature will record job...
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    CVE-2026-3494: MariaDB Audit Bypass Leaves Logs Gaps

    MariaDB’s audit subsystem contains a subtle but consequential gap: authenticated users can execute queries prefixed with SQL comment markers and those statements may not be recorded by the server audit plugin when certain query-filtering options are enabled, creating an audit‑logging bypass...