Which statement best summarises the role of audit logs in Instana?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
You need an immutable record of administrative activity, retained long enough to support change review and compliance investigation. Those three properties are what make it usable as evidence.
Full Explanation
The correct answer is the immutable record of administrative activity, retained long enough to support change review and compliance investigation. Immutability makes the record trustworthy, its administrative scope makes it relevant to governance, and adequate retention makes it available when a question is finally asked. The editable activity history option is incorrect because editability destroys evidential value. The lower-cost alternative to storing application traces option is incorrect because audit logs do not contain application request data and cannot substitute for traces. The storage relief option is incorrect because audit logs are not a telemetry overflow mechanism. For the exam, be able to state all three properties together.