---
title: "Clean up security history audit log"
slug: "clean-up-security-history-audit-log"
tags: ["Task", "Security and Compliance Studio", "SCS"]
updated: 2026-03-20T11:05:10Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:44:30Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/clean-up-security-history-audit-log"
---

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# Clean up security history audit log

If security and compliance IT audit is initialized, events done on the security configuration are logged in the security history audit log.

You can clean up the security history audit log manually or in a recurring mode.

### Steps

1. Click **Security audit**.
2. Click **More**.
3. Click **Clean-up audit log**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> You cannot change the security history audit log retention period on the dialog. You can change the retention period on the **Security and compliance studio parameters** page on the **Log** tab.
4. Sub-task: Set up batch processing.
  1. Usually, you clean up the security history audit log in batch in recurring mode.

Expand the **Run in the background** section.
  2. Select **Yes** in the **Batch processing** field and fill in the fields as desired.
  3. Click **Recurrence** and fill in the fields as desired.
  4. Click **OK**.
5. Click **OK**.

###

## Related

- [Set Security and compliance studio parameters](/set-security-and-compliance-studio-parameters.md)