Auditd Tool for Security Auditing on Linux Server

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Auditd is short for Linux Audit Daemon which is a tool in Linux used for the process of collecting and writing the audit log files of the system. The term “daemon” is used for the processes which run in the background of service in work, this means that this tool is continuously operating behind the scenes.

Below given are some important features of the Auditd system:

1. It is a very self-reliant tool that does not depend on the help of external programs.
2. It is Highly configurable allowing us to see a wide range of system operations.
3. Any potential threats can also be detected with the help of this tool.
4. It can work in Sync with the other intrusion detection system to find out about intruders.
5. forensic audits also rely on this tool.