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title: "Audit Logs"
description: "How Governance records who accessed what (access logs) and what was changed (change logs)."
canonical: "https://docs.cm.com/governance/guides/audit-logs"
---

# Audit Logs

> How Governance records who accessed what (access logs) and what was changed (change logs).

Source: https://docs.cm.com/governance/guides/audit-logs

Governance keeps two logs so you can always answer two questions.

| Question | Log |
| - | - |
| Who tried to do what, and was it allowed? | [Access logs](https://docs.cm.com/governance/guides/audit-logs/access-logs) |
| Who changed access settings, and what changed? | [Change logs](https://docs.cm.com/governance/guides/audit-logs/change-logs) |

## Good to know

- Both logs are kept for 3 months, then deleted automatically. See [Data retention](https://docs.cm.com/governance/guides/data-retention).
- Logs are written once and cannot be changed.
- To view or export them, see [View access and change logs](https://docs.cm.com/governance/guides/customers/view-logs).

## Related

- [How access decisions work](https://docs.cm.com/governance/guides/how-access-decisions-work)
- [Role assignments](https://docs.cm.com/governance/guides/core-concepts/role-assignments)