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# Application Load Balancers should have Access logging enabled
 
## Description{% #description %}

Enable Access Logging for your Amazon Application Load Balancers (ALBs).

## Rationale{% #rationale %}

Logs contain the time a request was received, a client's IP address, latencies, request paths, and server responses. You can use this information to analyze traffic patterns and troubleshoot issues.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

### From the console{% #from-the-console %}

Follow the AWS [Enable access logging](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/application/load-balancer-access-logs.html#enable-access-logging) documentation to enable access logging using the console.

### From the command line{% #from-the-command-line %}

Follow the AWS [Enable access logging](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/application/load-balancer-access-logs.html#enable-access-logging) documentation to enable access logging using the AWS CLI.