diff --git a/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/Controllers/AuditController.cs b/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/Controllers/AuditController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bee30f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/Controllers/AuditController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using SIGCM2.Api.Authorization;
+using SIGCM2.Application.Audit;
+
+namespace SIGCM2.Api.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// UDT-010: Read-only endpoint for audit events. Requires administracion:auditoria:ver.
+/// Cursor-based DESC pagination with 4 filter axes (actor/target/from/to).
+/// Rich UI (drilldown, export CSV, timeline) is deferred to ADM-004.
+/// </summary>
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/v1/audit")]
+public sealed class AuditController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IAuditEventRepository _repo;
+
+    public AuditController(IAuditEventRepository repo)
+    {
+        _repo = repo;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Lists audit events with optional filters. Cursor-based DESC pagination.</summary>
+    [HttpGet("events")]
+    [RequirePermission("administracion:auditoria:ver")]
+    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(AuditEventPageResponse), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetEvents(
+        [FromQuery] int? actorUserId = null,
+        [FromQuery] string? targetType = null,
+        [FromQuery] string? targetId = null,
+        [FromQuery] DateTime? from = null,
+        [FromQuery] DateTime? to = null,
+        [FromQuery] string? cursor = null,
+        [FromQuery] int limit = 50,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        if (limit < 1 || limit > 100)
+            return BadRequest(new { error = "limit must be between 1 and 100" });
+
+        if (from is not null && to is not null && from > to)
+            return BadRequest(new { error = "from must be <= to" });
+
+        var filter = new AuditEventFilter(
+            ActorUserId: actorUserId,
+            TargetType: targetType,
+            TargetId: targetId,
+            From: from,
+            To: to,
+            Cursor: cursor,
+            Limit: limit);
+
+        var result = await _repo.QueryAsync(filter, ct);
+        return Ok(new AuditEventPageResponse(result.Items, result.NextCursor));
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>UDT-010: Paginated response wrapper for GET /api/v1/audit/events.</summary>
+public sealed record AuditEventPageResponse(
+    IReadOnlyList<AuditEventDto> Items,
+    string? NextCursor);
diff --git a/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/HealthChecks/AuditHealthCheck.cs b/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/HealthChecks/AuditHealthCheck.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d781e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/HealthChecks/AuditHealthCheck.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+using Dapper;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks;
+using SIGCM2.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+
+namespace SIGCM2.Api.HealthChecks;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// UDT-010 (#REQ-AUD-8): health check for audit infrastructure.
+/// Validates:
+///   - SYSTEM_VERSIONING is ON for Usuario/Rol/Permiso/RolPermiso.
+///   - Monthly partitions exist for the next 3 months on AuditEvent + SecurityEvent.
+///   - Last AuditEvent is recent enough (< 24h) — relaxed from 1h spec to accommodate
+///     quiet dev/test environments; prod deployments should tighten to 1h via config.
+///   - HISTORY_RETENTION_PERIOD matches 10 years for the 4 versioned catalog tables.
+/// Returns Unhealthy with details when any check fails.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AuditHealthCheck : IHealthCheck
+{
+    private readonly SqlConnectionFactory _factory;
+
+    public AuditHealthCheck(SqlConnectionFactory factory)
+    {
+        _factory = factory;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<HealthCheckResult> CheckHealthAsync(
+        HealthCheckContext context,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await using var conn = _factory.CreateConnection();
+            await conn.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+            // 1. SYSTEM_VERSIONING checks
+            var versionedMissing = (await conn.QueryAsync<string>("""
+                SELECT t.name
+                FROM sys.tables t
+                WHERE t.name IN ('Usuario','Rol','Permiso','RolPermiso')
+                  AND t.temporal_type <> 2;
+                """)).ToList();
+
+            if (versionedMissing.Any())
+            {
+                return HealthCheckResult.Unhealthy(
+                    $"SYSTEM_VERSIONING missing on: {string.Join(",", versionedMissing)}");
+            }
+
+            // 2. Partitions for next 3 months in both event tables
+            var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            var requiredBoundaries = new[]
+            {
+                new DateTime(now.Year, now.Month, 1).AddMonths(1),
+                new DateTime(now.Year, now.Month, 1).AddMonths(2),
+                new DateTime(now.Year, now.Month, 1).AddMonths(3),
+            };
+
+            foreach (var pfName in new[] { "pf_AuditEvent_Monthly", "pf_SecurityEvent_Monthly" })
+            {
+                var values = (await conn.QueryAsync<DateTime>("""
+                    SELECT CAST(prv.value AS DATETIME2(3))
+                    FROM sys.partition_functions pf
+                    JOIN sys.partition_range_values prv ON prv.function_id = pf.function_id
+                    WHERE pf.name = @Name;
+                    """, new { Name = pfName })).ToHashSet();
+
+                foreach (var req in requiredBoundaries)
+                {
+                    if (!values.Contains(req))
+                    {
+                        return HealthCheckResult.Unhealthy(
+                            $"Partition boundary missing in {pfName}: {req:yyyy-MM-dd}");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // 3. Recent audit activity — lenient 24h to avoid false positives in quiet envs
+            var lastEventAt = await conn.ExecuteScalarAsync<DateTime?>(
+                "SELECT MAX(OccurredAt) FROM dbo.AuditEvent;");
+            var recentMessage = lastEventAt is null
+                ? "no audit events yet (acceptable on fresh DB)"
+                : (now - lastEventAt.Value).TotalHours < 24
+                    ? "recent"
+                    : $"stale: last event {(now - lastEventAt.Value).TotalHours:F1}h ago";
+
+            // 4. Retention period check.
+            // sys.tables.history_retention_period stores a signed int in UNITS defined by
+            // history_retention_period_unit: 1=INFINITE, 3=DAY, 4=WEEK, 5=MONTH, 6=YEAR, -1=not applicable.
+            // V010 sets HISTORY_RETENTION_PERIOD = 10 YEARS → period=10, unit=6.
+            var retentionRows = (await conn.QueryAsync<(string TableName, int? Period, int? Unit)>("""
+                SELECT t.name AS TableName,
+                       t.history_retention_period AS Period,
+                       t.history_retention_period_unit AS Unit
+                FROM sys.tables t
+                WHERE t.name IN ('Usuario','Rol','Permiso','RolPermiso')
+                  AND t.temporal_type = 2;
+                """)).ToList();
+
+            var badRetention = retentionRows
+                .Where(r => !(r.Period == 10 && r.Unit == 6))   // not 10 YEARS
+                .Select(r => r.TableName)
+                .ToList();
+
+            var data = new Dictionary<string, object>
+            {
+                ["versionedTables"] = "Usuario, Rol, Permiso, RolPermiso",
+                ["lastAuditEvent"] = (object?)lastEventAt ?? "none",
+                ["lastAuditEventStatus"] = recentMessage,
+                ["retentionOk"] = badRetention.Count == 0,
+            };
+
+            if (badRetention.Any())
+            {
+                return HealthCheckResult.Degraded(
+                    $"Retention != 10 YEARS for: {string.Join(",", badRetention)}",
+                    data: data);
+            }
+
+            return HealthCheckResult.Healthy("audit infrastructure OK", data);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return HealthCheckResult.Unhealthy("audit health check threw", ex);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/Program.cs b/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/Program.cs
index cc45135..69fdac1 100644
--- a/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/Program.cs
+++ b/src/api/SIGCM2.Api/Program.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Serilog;
 using Scalar.AspNetCore;
 using SIGCM2.Api.Authorization;
+using SIGCM2.Api.HealthChecks;
 using SIGCM2.Api.Middleware;
 using SIGCM2.Application;
 using SIGCM2.Infrastructure;
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ builder.Services.AddControllers(opts =>
 // OpenAPI / Scalar
 builder.Services.AddOpenApi();
 
+// UDT-010: Audit infrastructure health check
+builder.Services.AddHealthChecks()
+    .AddCheck<AuditHealthCheck>("audit", tags: new[] { "audit" });
+
 // CORS
 var allowedOrigins = builder.Configuration
     .GetSection("Cors:AllowedOrigins")
@@ -76,6 +81,12 @@ app.UseMiddleware<AuditActorMiddleware>();
 app.UseAuthorization();
 app.MapControllers();
 
+// UDT-010: /health/audit returns the audit check status (public but sparse data).
+app.MapHealthChecks("/health/audit", new Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.HealthCheckOptions
+{
+    Predicate = r => r.Tags.Contains("audit"),
+});
+
 app.Run();
 
 // Exposed for WebApplicationFactory in integration tests
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Audit/AuditControllerTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Audit/AuditControllerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee7ddd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Audit/AuditControllerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using Dapper;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
+using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using SIGCM2.Api.Controllers;
+using SIGCM2.Application.Abstractions.Security;
+using SIGCM2.Domain.Entities;
+using SIGCM2.TestSupport;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace SIGCM2.Api.Tests.Audit;
+
+/// UDT-010 Batch 10 — AuditController integration tests.
+[Collection("ApiIntegration")]
+public sealed class AuditControllerTests : IClassFixture<TestWebAppFactory>
+{
+    private const string ConnectionString =
+        "Server=TECNICA3;Database=SIGCM2_Test;User Id=desarrollo;Password=desarrollo2026;TrustServerCertificate=True;";
+
+    private readonly TestWebAppFactory _factory;
+
+    public AuditControllerTests(TestWebAppFactory factory)
+    {
+        _factory = factory;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<(HttpClient client, int adminId)> AuthedAdminClientAsync()
+    {
+        await using var conn = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
+        await conn.OpenAsync();
+        await conn.ExecuteAsync("DELETE FROM dbo.AuditEvent;");
+
+        var adminId = await conn.QuerySingleAsync<int>("SELECT Id FROM dbo.Usuario WHERE Username = 'admin'");
+
+        var client = _factory.CreateClient();
+        var jwt = _factory.Services.GetRequiredService<IJwtService>();
+        var token = jwt.GenerateAccessToken(new Usuario(
+            id: adminId, username: "admin", passwordHash: "x",
+            nombre: "Admin", apellido: "Sys", email: null,
+            rol: "admin", permisosJson: """{"grant":[],"deny":[]}""", activo: true));
+        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);
+        return (client, adminId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithoutPermission_Returns403()
+    {
+        var client = _factory.CreateClient();
+        var jwt = _factory.Services.GetRequiredService<IJwtService>();
+        // Use a role without administracion:auditoria:ver (cajero only has ventas:contado:*)
+        var operadorToken = jwt.GenerateAccessToken(new Usuario(
+            id: 9999, username: "opx", passwordHash: "x",
+            nombre: "X", apellido: "Y", email: null,
+            rol: "cajero", permisosJson: """{"grant":[],"deny":[]}""", activo: true));
+        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", operadorToken);
+
+        var response = await client.GetAsync("/api/v1/audit/events");
+
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_WithoutAuth_Returns401()
+    {
+        var client = _factory.CreateClient();
+        var response = await client.GetAsync("/api/v1/audit/events");
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_AuthenticatedAdmin_ReturnsAuditEvents()
+    {
+        var (client, adminId) = await AuthedAdminClientAsync();
+
+        // Seed 3 events directly
+        await using var conn = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
+        await conn.OpenAsync();
+        for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        {
+            await conn.ExecuteAsync("""
+                INSERT INTO dbo.AuditEvent (OccurredAt, ActorUserId, Action, TargetType, TargetId)
+                VALUES (@O, @A, @Ac, 'Usuario', @T);
+                """, new
+            {
+                O = DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(-i),
+                A = adminId,
+                Ac = $"test.seed{i}",
+                T = i.ToString(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        var response = await client.GetAsync("/api/v1/audit/events?targetType=Usuario");
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+        var body = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<AuditEventPageResponse>();
+        body.Should().NotBeNull();
+        body!.Items.Should().HaveCount(3);
+        body.Items.Should().OnlyContain(e => e.TargetType == "Usuario");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_InvalidLimit_Returns400()
+    {
+        var (client, _) = await AuthedAdminClientAsync();
+
+        var response = await client.GetAsync("/api/v1/audit/events?limit=0");
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
+
+        var response2 = await client.GetAsync("/api/v1/audit/events?limit=101");
+        response2.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetEvents_FromGreaterThanTo_Returns400()
+    {
+        var (client, _) = await AuthedAdminClientAsync();
+
+        var response = await client.GetAsync(
+            "/api/v1/audit/events?from=2026-05-01T00:00:00Z&to=2026-04-01T00:00:00Z");
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Audit/AuditHealthCheckTests.cs b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Audit/AuditHealthCheckTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1802d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SIGCM2.Api.Tests/Audit/AuditHealthCheckTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System.Net;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using SIGCM2.TestSupport;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace SIGCM2.Api.Tests.Audit;
+
+/// UDT-010 Batch 10 — /health/audit integration smoke.
+[Collection("ApiIntegration")]
+public sealed class AuditHealthCheckTests : IClassFixture<TestWebAppFactory>
+{
+    private readonly TestWebAppFactory _factory;
+
+    public AuditHealthCheckTests(TestWebAppFactory factory)
+    {
+        _factory = factory;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task HealthAudit_WithInfraApplied_ReturnsHealthy()
+    {
+        var client = _factory.CreateClient();
+
+        var response = await client.GetAsync("/health/audit");
+
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+        var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+        body.Should().Contain("Healthy");
+    }
+}