Secure logging checklist
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In this lesson
audit logs for sensitive data.
Planned topics
- Never log passwords, tokens, API keys, card numbers, or full personal data.
- Do not log full request bodies or
Authorizationheaders. - Keep error responses generic; put details in logs, not in responses.
- Strip newlines from logged user input to avoid log injection.
- Search logs after tests for secrets as a habit.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a checklist of five lines with example grep patterns (Bearer , password).
Check your understanding
May you log the Authorization header?
Show answer
No. It contains the token.
Practice
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