EVIDENCE ARTEFACTS
- Test scope and sample
- Timestamped result with evidence references
- Finding and remediation record
SEC-07v1.0
CONTROL RECORD · REVIEWED 2026-08-30
Log retention and review
Make log retention and review an inspectable system decision with a named owner, defined trigger and retrievable evidence.
Engineering control
Catalogue status
not legal status
RECORD ANATOMY
What this control needs to be reviewable.
- Objective
- Make log retention and review an inspectable system decision with a named owner, defined trigger and retrievable evidence.
- Rationale
- Connect safeguards, access, observability, recoverability and incident facts to decision-ready evidence.
- Owner model
- Security control owner · System owner · Independent tester
- Review frequency
- On material change plus risk-based periodic review
- Architecture layer
- Security and breach response
- Version
- 1.0 · 2026-08-30
IMPLEMENTATION SEQUENCE
Move from scope to retrievable evidence.
- 01
Scope the decision: connect an approved lifecycle trigger to scoped action, exception handling and completion evidence.
- 02
Record the approved design and its source-status verification boundary.
- 03
Connect implementation events to evidence that a reviewer can retrieve without broad production access.
CONTROL TEST
- Select a recent, in-scope sample for log retention and review and record why it was chosen.
- Trace the sample from its trigger and owner through the implemented system to the retained evidence.
- Record exceptions, confidence and remediation without converting an unknown into a pass.
ANTI-PATTERNS
Completion labels can hide an evidence gap.
- Treating “log retention and review” as a policy sentence without an operating owner
- Marking the control complete from self-attestation alone
- Hiding missing, stale or inaccessible evidence behind a pass label
ARCHITECTURE → EVIDENCE DECISION JOURNEY
Follow the dependency, then inspect the proof.
Each connection uses existing catalogue records. Source IDs remain verification pointers—not provision mappings.
Add to a review route- Control pathwaySEC-07: Log retention and review
- 01 · PrerequisiteMonitoring boundary
Review SEC-06 before testing this dependent record.
Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023 - 02 · Implementation patternPrivacy-safe observability and log redaction
Preserve operational visibility while preventing logs from becoming an uncontrolled personal-data store.
Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023, dpdp-rules-2025, act-commencement-2025 - 03 · Validation / testSelect a recent, in-scope sample for log retention and review and record why it was chosen.
Trace the sample from its trigger and owner through the implemented system to the retained evidence. Record exceptions, confidence and remediation without converting an unknown into a pass.
Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023 - 04 · Evidence artefactTest scope and sample
Timestamped result with evidence references · Finding and remediation record
Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023 - 05 · Failure modeTreating “log retention and review” as a policy sentence without an operating owner
Marking the control complete from self-attestation alone · Hiding missing, stale or inaccessible evidence behind a pass label
Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023 - 06 · Research noteFrom obligation to evidence: the DPDP implementation stack
Implementation teams benefit from separating legal interpretation from the engineering artefacts used to execute and test a decision. Radar context: Privacy-safe analytics is Adopt.
Editorial analysis · reviewed 2026-08-30 · sources act-commencement-2025, pib-status-2026 - 07 · Specialist propertyNews and discourse signals
Monitor external developments separately from the organisation’s own incident evidence. This route remains optional if the destination is unavailable.
Contextual external property · no affiliation or availability implied
- 01 · PrerequisiteMonitoring boundary
Open semantic relationship table (1pathway)
| Record | Phase | Relationship | Status / boundary | Source pointers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC-07: Log retention and review | 01 · Prerequisite | Monitoring boundary Review SEC-06 before testing this dependent record. | Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023 | dpdp-act-2023 |
| SEC-07: Log retention and review | 02 · Implementation pattern | Privacy-safe observability and log redaction Preserve operational visibility while preventing logs from becoming an uncontrolled personal-data store. | Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023, dpdp-rules-2025, act-commencement-2025 | dpdp-act-2023 · dpdp-rules-2025 · act-commencement-2025 |
| SEC-07: Log retention and review | 03 · Validation / test | Select a recent, in-scope sample for log retention and review and record why it was chosen. Trace the sample from its trigger and owner through the implemented system to the retained evidence. Record exceptions, confidence and remediation without converting an unknown into a pass. | Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023 | dpdp-act-2023 |
| SEC-07: Log retention and review | 04 · Evidence artefact | Test scope and sample Timestamped result with evidence references · Finding and remediation record | Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023 | dpdp-act-2023 |
| SEC-07: Log retention and review | 05 · Failure mode | Treating “log retention and review” as a policy sentence without an operating owner Marking the control complete from self-attestation alone · Hiding missing, stale or inaccessible evidence behind a pass label | Engineering indicator · not a legal requirement · Verification pointers: dpdp-act-2023 | dpdp-act-2023 |
| SEC-07: Log retention and review | 06 · Research note | From obligation to evidence: the DPDP implementation stack Implementation teams benefit from separating legal interpretation from the engineering artefacts used to execute and test a decision. Radar context: Privacy-safe analytics is Adopt. | Editorial analysis · reviewed 2026-08-30 · sources act-commencement-2025, pib-status-2026 | act-commencement-2025 · pib-status-2026 |
| SEC-07: Log retention and review | 07 · Specialist property | News and discourse signals Monitor external developments separately from the organisation’s own incident evidence. This route remains optional if the destination is unavailable. | Contextual external property · no affiliation or availability implied | None · contextual external route |
VERIFY BEFORE MAPPING
GENERIC VERIFICATION POINTER · NOT A PROVISION MAPPING
dpdp-act-2023
Provision-specific applicability must be verified against the primary-text ledger.
Boundary: Operational control pattern; not a standalone legal conclusion.
Open the source ledgerCONNECTED SYSTEM PATTERN
Privacy-safe observability and log redaction
Preserve operational visibility while preventing logs from becoming an uncontrolled personal-data store.
LOCAL WORKSPACE NOTE
Give this work a next owner.
Nothing is sent anywhere. Avoid names, personal data or confidential incident details.
CHANGE LOG
Version 1.3 — Architecture-to-evidence journey and non-personal review-route relationship added; verification-pointer boundary retained.
Version 1.2 — Official-source status rechecked; command-centre indexing and the non-mapping boundary retained.
Version 1.1 — Engineering fields, source verification pointers and acceptance evidence reviewed.
Version 1.0 — Stable catalogue ID, objective, evidence model, test sequence and verification boundary established.