CCC Logging Capabilities
Capabilities for Logging technologies, as defined by the FINOS Common Cloud Controls project.
- ID
- CCC.Logging.CP
- Version
- v2026.06-rc3
- Gemara version
- v1.2.0
- Author
- FINOS Common Cloud Controls
Observability
The Observability group covers entries related to logging, monitoring, metrics, alerting, and event publication. This includes audit trail integrity, enumeration detection, and protection against tampering or unauthorized access to operational telemetry.
CCC.Logging.CP01 Service Log Capture
Ability to capture logs from all relevant cloud services at varying levels of verbosity.
CCC.Logging.CP02 Application Log Ingestion
Support for ingesting logs from custom applications deployed within the cloud environment.
CCC.Logging.CP03 Real-Time Log Ingestion
Logs should be ingested in near real-time to enable timely detection and response.
CCC.Logging.CP04 Centralised Log Collection
Ability to centralise logs from different resources within a signle logging solution or platform.
CCC.Logging.CP05 Custom Log Format Support
Ability to ingest custom log formats or data from on-premises systems or other cloud environments via agents.
CCC.Logging.CP06 Log Filtering & Transformation
Ability to to filter, normalise, and transform raw log data at ingestion to optimise storage and enhance usability.
CCC.Logging.CP07 Immutable Storage
Ability to prevent unauthorized alteration or deletion of logs, ensuring their integrity for auditing and forensic purposes.
CCC.Logging.CP08 Retention Policies
Ability to define and enforce granular retention periods for different log types based on regulatory requirements and internal policies.
CCC.Logging.CP09 Internal Sink
Ability to continuously stream log data to a hosted storage bucket or data lake solution within the cloud service provider.
CCC.Logging.CP10 External Sink
Log events can be configured to be sent to a external SIEM or data analysis provider outside of the cloud platform.
CCC.Logging.CP11 Log-based Metrics
Ability to extract quantitative metrics from log data for performance monitoring and operational analysis.
CCC.Logging.CP12 Log Archiving
Ability to archive logs that are no longer needed but must be retained.
CCC.Logging.CP13 Field Indexing
Supports field-based indexing to improve log query performace.