[jira] [Commented] (LOG4J2-2665) Incident Response Improvement for Log4J

["Ralph Goers (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Ralph Goers commented on LOG4J2-2665:
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Logging something to a file only solves half of what problem? Your problem description is lacking in what you are trying to achieve. I am not sure it cannot already be achieved by using a custom Message implementation. Furthermore, your example have me wondering if you shouldn't be looking at [log4j-audit|[http://logging.apache.org/log4j-audit/latest/]]

> Incident Response Improvement for Log4J
> ---------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: LOG4J2-2665
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2665
>             Project: Log4j 2
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: API
>    Affects Versions: 2.12.0
>            Reporter: Joubin Jabbari
>            Priority: Major
>
> Issue:
> Logging something to a file only solves half of the problem. The log needs to readable and distinguishable by auditors and responders. 
> This is a proposal to add a optional feature for the instantiation and compile process of the logger. 
>  
>  # Allow for a description parameter for each log statement. 
>  # When the description is filled out, log events that correspond to that description are given a hash number that match the hash of the description 
>  # The descriptions of said log are extracted and paired with their hash into a "log description file" during the compile process
> Example:
> Previous Logging Method
> {code:java}
> logger.info(user.id + " was able to login")
> {code}
> Proposed change
> {code:java}
> logger.info(user.id + " was able to login", description="This log event appears right after every user logs in"){code}
> Log File example
> Previous:
> {code:java}
> user132 was able to login
> {code}
> Proposed:
> {code:java}
> c58868be25f925102364ba7cf15b4fbcca5d3f11: user132 was able to login
> {code}
> Proposed log file description file generated during compile time:
> {code:java}
> c58868be25f925102364ba7cf15b4fbcca5d3f11: This log event appears right after every user logs in{code}
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