Security Logging

Design Security Logs for Incident Detection

Security logging is not simply collecting more application output. Its purpose is to leave reliable evidence of security-relevant activity so that suspicious behaviour can be detected, investigated, and explained. Useful logs answer practical questions: what happened, when did it happen, which identity or client was involved, what resource was affected, and what was the result? Log security decisions, not every detail Start with events that represent changes in identity, authority, access, or security state.