Which component of the security framework is tasked with monitoring user activities and the resources they access, primarily for the purposes of audit and billing?
Accounting is the component responsible for logging user activities and the resources they access, which is essential for audit trails and billing purposes. It is the process of tracking resource consumption by users for authorization or cost allocation. Alternatively, verifying identities relates to the first 'A,' while granting permissions is related to the second 'A.' 'Access Control' generally refers to a collection of mechanisms that work collectively to secure resources, which can involve several functions, including the three defined by the security framework's acronym.
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