Sales: +91 96000 06934
- Support
Session recording tells you that a privileged user was on a server. SMART Audit Trails tell you exactly what they did.
Every command executed during an SSH session managed through AkkuReka is captured individually, with a precise timestamp, automatically, without any configuration required. The result is a sequential, tamper-evident record of every action taken during every privileged session.
Traditional access management tells you who logged into a server and when. It does not tell you what they did once inside.
For privileged users (system administrators, DevOps engineers, third-party contractors) this is a significant blind spot. A misconfiguration, an unauthorised script, a deleted file: without command-level logging, a post-incident investigation starts with almost nothing. Session recordings help, but finding a specific action means watching recordings manually.
Generated automatically, searchable on demand.
SMART Audit Trails are generated automatically for every SSH session opened through AkkuReka. There is nothing to configure, no agent to deploy on the target server, and no action required from the administrator or the user.
As each command is executed during the session, it is captured individually and stored with a precise timestamp. The log is sequential, with commands appearing in the exact order they were run, and tamper-evident, meaning it cannot be altered after the fact.
All logs are stored centrally within Akku and accessible through the Audit Logs module. Administrators can filter and search across logs by user, server, specific command text, or time window. Logs can be exported directly for use as compliance evidence.
Post-incident forensics
When something goes wrong on a production server, the investigation starts with the audit trail. Search for the command, identify the user, confirm the timestamp. What previously took hours of log analysis or manual recording review now takes minutes.
Compliance audit evidence
Compliance frameworks that require privileged session monitoring ask for more than proof that a session occurred. SMART Audit Trails provide command-level evidence of exactly what happened inside every session, exportable on demand.
Insider threat deterrence
Users who know that every command they run is logged and timestamped operate differently. SMART Audit Trails serve as both a detection mechanism and a deterrent. The record exists whether or not anything goes wrong.
Contractor and third-party accountability
When external parties access your infrastructure, SMART Audit Trails create an irrefutable record of everything they did. Scope disputes, breach investigations, and contractual accountability all benefit from a precise, timestamped command log.
SMART Audit Trails work alongside AkkuReka's session recording capability and are not a replacement for it.
Session recording captures the full visual and terminal record of what happened during a session. SMART Audit Trails capture the structured, searchable command log. Together they give security and compliance teams two complementary views of every privileged session: the searchable index and the full playback.
Learn how AkkuReka works
Akku's isolated network model directly addresses requirements across:
Akku PAM is built for IT and security teams who need clear answers about how privileged access works, what the product does, and what it means for your infrastructure and compliance posture.
If you have a question that isn't covered here, please and we will be happy to address your queries.