[User Story] - As a user of a SaaS service, I want to have access to audit logs of my account activities so that I can monitor and review actions taken on my account for security and compliance purposes

[ichirokentaro]

User Story

As a user of a SaaS service, I want to have access to audit logs of my account activities so that I can monitor and review actions taken on my account for security and compliance purposes.

Acceptance Criteria:

1. Access to Audit Logs:

   • Given I am logged in,
   • When I navigate to the account settings or security page,
   • Then I should see an option to view audit logs,
   • And I should be able to click on an "Audit Logs" link or button.

2. Audit Logs Page Display:

   • Given I have clicked on the "Audit Logs" link,
   • When the audit logs page loads,
   • Then I should see a list of log entries,
   • And each log entry should include the date, time, action performed, user who performed the action, and IP address.

3. Filtering Audit Logs:

   • Given I am on the audit logs page,
   • When I use the filtering options,
   • Then I should be able to filter logs by date range, action type, user, and IP address,
   • And the log entries should update to reflect the applied filters.

4. Searching Audit Logs:

   • Given I am on the audit logs page,
   • When I use the search bar,
   • Then I should be able to search log entries by keywords,
   • And the log entries should update to reflect the search criteria.

5. Exporting Audit Logs:

   • Given I am on the audit logs page,
   • When I click the "Export" button,
   • Then I should be able to download the audit logs as a CSV or PDF file,
   • And the file should include all the displayed log entries based on applied filters and search criteria.

6. Pagination of Audit Logs:

   • Given I am on the audit logs page,
   • When there are more log entries than can be displayed on a single page,
   • Then I should see pagination controls at the bottom of the page,
   • And I should be able to navigate through pages of log entries.

7. Detailed Log Entry View:

   • Given I am on the audit logs page,
   • When I click on a specific log entry,
   • Then I should see a detailed view of the log entry,
   • And the detailed view should include additional information such as the user agent, affected resources, and any additional metadata.

8. Real-Time Updates:

   • Given I am on the audit logs page,
   • When new actions are performed on my account,
   • Then the audit logs should update in real-time to reflect the new activities,
   • And I should see a notification indicating that new log entries are available.

9. Security and Permissions:

   • Given I am a user with appropriate permissions,
   • When I access the audit logs page,
   • Then I should be able to view all relevant audit logs for my account,
   • And if I do not have appropriate permissions, I should see an error message indicating that I do not have access to view audit logs.

10. Integrity and Tamper-Proof Logs:

    • Given I am viewing the audit logs,
    • When I review the log entries,
    • Then I should be confident that the logs are tamper-proof and have not been altered,
    • And any attempts to modify or delete log entries should be logged and alerted to the user.