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Configuring log file encryption

Configure log file encryption for a log publisher.

Steps

  1. To enable encryption for a log publisher, use dsconfig.

    Example:

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

    $ bin/dsconfig create-log-publisher-prop --publisher-name "Encrypted Access" \
  --type file-based-access \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set compression-mechanism:gzip \
  --set encryption-settings-definition-id: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. Decrypt and decompress the file.

    Example:

    $ bin/encrypt-file --decrypt \
  --decompress-input \
  --input-file logs/encrypted-access.20180216040332Z.gz.encrypted \
  --output-file decrypted-access
Initializing the server's encryption framework...Done
Writing decrypted data to file '/ds/Data-Sync/decrypted-access' using a
key generated from encryption settings definition '332c846ef0dcd1d5187c1592e4c74cad33fc1e5fc20b726cd301cdd2b3ffbc2b'
Successfully wrote 123,456,789 bytes of decrypted data