---
title: Setting log file encryption
description: Set log file encryption.
component: pingdirectory
version: 9.3
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdatametrics_server_administration_guide:pd_met_set_log_file_encrypt
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/9.3/pingdatametrics_server_administration_guide/pd_met_set_log_file_encrypt.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  example: Example:
---

# Setting log file encryption

Set log file encryption.

## About this task

The following commands can be used to set log file encryption.

## Steps

1. Use `dsconfig` to enable encryption for a Log Publisher.

   ### Example:

   In this example, the FilebasedAccess Log Publisher "Encrypted Access" is created, compression is set, and rotation and retention policies are set.

   ```shell
   $ bin/dsconfig create-log-publisher-prop --publisher-name "Encrypted Access" \
     --type file-based-access \
     --set enabled:true \
     --set compression-mechanism:gzip \
     --set encryption-settings-definitionid:332C846EF0DCD1D5187C1592E4C74CAD33FC1E5FC20B726CD301CDD2B3FFBC2B \
     --set encrypt-log:true \
     --set log-file:logs/encrypted-access \
     --set "rotation-policy:24 Hours Time Limit Rotation Policy" \
     --set "rotation-policy:Size Limit Rotation Policy" \
     --set "retention-policy:File Count Retention Policy" \
     --set "retention-policy:Free Disk Space Retention Policy" \
     --set "retention-policy:Size Limit Retention Policy"
   ```

2. To decrypt and decompress the file:

   ```shell
   $ bin/encrypt-file --decrypt \
     --decompress-input \
     --input-file logs/encrypted-access.20180216040332Z.gz.encrypted \
     --output-file decrypted-access
   Initializing the server's encryption framework...DoneWriting decrypted
   data to file '/ds/PingDirectory/decrypted-access' using akey generated
   from encryption settings definition
   '332c846ef0dcd1d5187c1592e4c74cad33fc1e5fc20b726cd301cdd2b3ffbc2b'Success
   fully wrote 123,456,789 bytes of decrypted data
   ```