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NA 10.8 requirements overview document updates/corrections
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# Requirements
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This topic provides the requirements for the server where Netwrix Auditor will be installed. See the
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processing of audit data from the various data sources (audited systems). Data from the sources
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not yet supported out of the box is collected using RESTful Integration API.
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- Netwrix Auditor Client — a component that provides a friendly interface to authorized personnel
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who can use this console UI to manage the product settings, examine alerts, reports and search
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who can use this console UI to manage product settings, examine alerts, reports and search
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results. Other users can obtain audit data by email or with 3rd party tools — for example, reports
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can be provided to the management team via the intranet portal.
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can be provided to the management team via the intranet portal. The Client may be installed on
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other hosts using the same installer as the server.
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- Data sources — entities that represent the types of audited systems supported by Netwrix Auditor
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(for example, Active Directory, Exchange Online, NetApp storage system, and so on), or the areas
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you are interested in (Group Policy, User Activity, and others).
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- Long-Term Archive — a file-based repository storage keeps the audit data collected from all your
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- Long-Term Archive — a file-based storage repository that keeps the audit data collected from all your
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data sources or imported using Integration API in a compressed format for a long period of time.
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Default retention period is 120 months.
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Default retention period is **120 months**.
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- Audit databases — these are Microsoft SQL Server databases used as operational storage. This type
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of data storage allows you to browse recent data, run search queries, generate reports and
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alerts.
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Typically, data collected from the certain data source (for example, Exchange Server) is stored to
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the dedicated Audit database and the long-term archive. So, you can configure as many databases as
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the data sources you want to process. Default retention period for data stored in the Audit
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database is 180 days
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database is **180 days**.
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**NOTE:** When auditing Active Directory domains, Exchange servers, expired passwords, and inactive
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users, the data sent by the product can be encrypted using Signing and Sealing. See the following
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users, the data sent by the product can be encrypted using [Signing and Sealing](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/active-directory/enable-ldap-signing-in-windows-server). See the following
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Netwrix knowledge base article for additional information on how to secure Netwrix Auditor:
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[Best Practices for Securing Netwrix Auditor](https://helpcenter.netwrix.com/bundle/z-kb-articles-salesforce/page/kA00g000000H9SPCA0.html).
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The general workflow stages are as follows:
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- Authorized administrators prepare IT infrastructure and data sources they are going to audit, as
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recommended in Netwrix Auditor documentation and industry best practices; they use Netwrix Auditor
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recommended in Netwrix Auditor documentation and industry best practices; they use the Netwrix Auditor
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Client (management UI) to set up automated data processing.
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- Netwrix Auditor collects audit data from the specified data source (application, server, storage
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system, and so on).
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- To provide a coherent picture of changes that occurred in the audited systems, the product can
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consolidate data from multiple independent sources (event logs, configuration snapshots,
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change history records, etc.). This capability is implemented with Netwrix Auditor Server and
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Integration API.
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- See the [Integration API](/docs/auditor/10.8/api/overview.md) topic for additional information on custom data
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source processing workflow.
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- To provide a coherent picture of changes that occurred in the audited systems, the product can
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consolidate data from multiple independent sources (event logs, configuration snapshots,
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change history records, etc.). This capability is implemented with Netwrix Auditor Server and
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Integration API.
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- See the [Integration API](/docs/auditor/10.8/api/overview.md) topic for additional information on custom data
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source processing workflow.
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- Audit data is stored to the Audit databases and the repository (Long-Term Archive) and preserved
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there according to the corresponding retention settings.
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- Netwrix Auditor analyzes the incoming audit data and alerts appropriate staff about critical

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