What does the OCI Audit Logs feature capture?

The OCI Audit Logs feature captures detailed information about resource actions within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environment. This includes records of API calls made on resources, identifying who made the call, when it was made, what actions were performed, and the status of those actions. This level of detail is crucial for understanding the activity occurring in your cloud environment, providing transparency and accountability for actions taken within the infrastructure.

Audit logs are essential for a variety of purposes including compliance, security monitoring, and troubleshooting. They allow administrators to audit changes, enforce policy compliance, and investigate incidents when necessary. By having access to detailed logs of resource interactions, organizations can ensure better oversight and operational control over their cloud resources.

While billing reports, performance metrics, and debugging error logs serve vital roles in cloud management, they do not provide the same granular detail regarding the specific actions taken on resources as audit logs do.