Audit Logging for AI/LLM Systems
Implement comprehensive logging for security, compliance, and forensic analysis
Compliance Critical
According to industry standards, proper audit logging is mandatory for regulatory compliance and security incident response. See compliance guide.
Log Volume Overview
24-hour log activity and error tracking
What to Log
Essential data points for AI/LLM applications per best practices
Request Logging
Required
timestamp
user_id
api_key
endpoint
method
ip_address
user_agent
Response Logging
Required
status_code
response_time
model_used
tokens_consumed
response_hash
Authentication
Required
auth_method
success
failure_reason
mfa_used
session_id
Error Tracking
Required
error_type
stack_trace
context
recovery_action
impact
Logging Configuration
Structured Log Format
{
"timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:32:45.123Z",
"log_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"level": "INFO",
"service": "llm-api",
"environment": "production",
"event": {
"type": "completion_request",
"user_id": "user_123",
"session_id": "sess_abc123",
"api_key_id": "key_xyz789",
"model": "gpt-4",
"endpoint": "/v1/completions"
},
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"ip": "192.168.1.100",
"user_agent": "Mozilla/5.0...",
"content_length": 1024,
"prompt_hash": "sha256:a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3"
},
"response": {
"status_code": 200,
"duration_ms": 1250,
"tokens_used": {
"prompt": 150,
"completion": 250,
"total": 400
},
"response_hash": "sha256:b3a8e0e2f9c1d6e4a2c8f5d9e1b7a3d6c9e2f8a5b7d1e3c6a9f2b8d5e7c1a4b6"
},
"security": {
"auth_method": "bearer_token",
"tls_version": "1.3",
"rate_limit_remaining": 95
},
"metadata": {
"request_chain": ["api-gateway", "load-balancer", "llm-service"],
"datacenter": "us-east-1",
"pod_id": "llm-pod-7b9c6df7-x2m4n"
}
}
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References
- [1] OWASP. "OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications" (2024)
- [2] NIST. "AI Risk Management Framework" (2024)
- [3] Microsoft. "LLM Security Best Practices" (2024)