Security & Privacy

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Log Analysis System - Security and Privacy

Data Security

Encryption

  • TLS 1.3 for data in transit
  • Encryption at rest (AES-256)
  • Field-level encryption for sensitive data
  • Key rotation policies

Authentication

  • SAML/OAuth integration
  • API key management
  • Service account tokens
  • Multi-factor authentication

Authorization

  • Role-based access control
  • Index-level permissions
  • Field-level security
  • Document-level security

Privacy Compliance

PII Handling

  • Automatic PII detection
  • Redaction at ingestion
  • Pseudonymization
  • Access logging

GDPR Compliance

  • Right to deletion
  • Data minimization
  • Consent management
  • Data portability

Audit Logging

  • Access logs
  • Query logs
  • Configuration changes
  • Export tracking

Security Best Practices

Infrastructure

  • VPC isolation
  • Security groups
  • Network encryption
  • Regular patching

Application

  • Input validation
  • Query injection prevention
  • Rate limiting
  • Resource limits

This security approach protects sensitive log data while maintaining compliance.