Audit Tables Must Be Boring and Correct
An audit trail is only useful if its schema is simpler and more dependable than the systems it records.
An audit trail is only useful if its schema is simpler and more dependable than the systems it records.
A newly created directory can still be incomplete or corrupt, so age alone is weak recovery evidence.
Checksums do not replace restore tests, but they catch silent byte changes before a disaster forces you to discover them.