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Log data Masking in AEM

I want to mask user data so i need to create a service config where i can create more than one regex and the service should match the regex and mask the data in log file.

How we can achieve in AEM ?

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joerghoh
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Employee
October 16, 2015

Hi,

in case of AEM 6 you will have logback as logging implementation. I am not familiar with logback at all, but I think, that there are ways to post-process log statements, so masking user data should be possible. [1] can give you a starting point.

kind regards,
Jörg

[1] https://sling.apache.org/documentation/development/logging.html#logback-integration

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smacdonald2008
smacdonald2008
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October 16, 2015

Create an OSGi bundle and deploy. Are you new to writing OSGi bundles?  If so -- read:

https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/using/first-osgi.html

Because the OSGi bundle is implemented as  Java - you can use Java to perform a Mask. Here is a Stackoverflow of how to mask in Java:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12148281/mask-string-with-characters

If you need to get/read AEM user data - then use Jackrabbit API in the service. 

Using Jackrabbit UserManager APIs to create AEM Users and Groups

Developing AEM OSGi bundles that use Jackrabbit UserManager APIs

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joerghoh
joerghohAccepted solution
Employee
October 16, 2015

Hi,

in case of AEM 6 you will have logback as logging implementation. I am not familiar with logback at all, but I think, that there are ways to post-process log statements, so masking user data should be possible. [1] can give you a starting point.

kind regards,
Jörg

[1] https://sling.apache.org/documentation/development/logging.html#logback-integration

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    you-09089
    you-09089Author
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    October 16, 2015

    I need to override the OOTB logger service in which i have to add my regex configuration where author can configure log file name. pattern matching for logging and other OOTB configuration. How can i override the default one so that my service should get picked.

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    smacdonald2008
    smacdonald2008
    Level 10
    October 16, 2015

    "I need to override the OOTB logger service"

    See these AEM doc topics for information:

    https://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/cq/5-6-1/deploying/configure_logging.html

    http://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/cq/5-6-1/deploying/monitoring_and_maintaining.html#Create a Custom Log File

    See:

    Name: org.apache.sling.commons.log.names
    Type: String[] (String + Multi)
    Value: specify the OSGi services for which the Logger is to log messages; for example, all of the following:

    • org.apache.sling
    • org.apache.felix
    • com.day

    You can write a log service - that is where you need to inject Java app logic to meet your mask requirements. 

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