Re: Similar to csvlog but not really, json logs? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Greg Sabino Mullane
Subject Re: Similar to csvlog but not really, json logs?
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In response to Re: Similar to csvlog but not really, json logs?  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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Stephen Frost wrote:

> To try to clarify that a bit, as it comes across as rather opaque even
> on my re-reading, consider a case where you can't have the
> "credit_card_number" field ever exported to an audit or log file, but
> you're required to log all other changes to a table.  Then consider that
> such a situation extends to individual INSERT or UPDATE commands- you
> need the command logged, but you can't have the contents of that column
> in the log file.

Perhaps you need a better example. Storing raw credit cards in the database 
is a bad idea (and potential PCI violation); audit/log files are only one 
of the many ways things can leak out. Encrypting sensitive columns is a 
solution that solves your auditing problem, and works on all current versions 
of Postgres. :)

> Our current capabilities around logging and auditing are dismal

No arguments there.

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