ASVS Requirement 16.2.2

• Level: 2
• Chapter: V16 Security Logging and Error Handling
• Section: V16.2 General Logging
• Source: 0x25-V16-Security-Logging-and-Error-Handling.md

Description

Verify that time sources for all logging components are synchronized, and that timestamps in security event metadata use UTC or include an explicit time zone offset. UTC is recommended to ensure consistency across distributed systems and to prevent confusion during daylight saving time transitions.