A stream of log entries is not an audit trail. In regulated systems, the difference determines whether data can be trusted under inspection.
Logs record events. Audit trails prove integrity.
A real audit trail guarantees:
Without these properties, compliance collapses under inspection.
Audit trails are not optional. They are the backbone of regulatory trust.
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