policy security_error ai_generated true

Secret detected in application logs

ID: policy/secret-exposure-in-logs

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85%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
any active — — —

Root Cause

Sensitive data leaked into application logs.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Rotate exposed credential immediately
  2. 90% success Implement log scrubbing/masking for sensitive patterns

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Delete log files only 78% fail

    Secret may be in log aggregation, backups

  2. Encrypt log files 72% fail

    Secret still visible to log readers