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Ralph Goers commented on LOG4J2-2930:
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Remember, I don't care about the actual implementation. What matters is that
we have a plugin that can be attached to the appropriate places. Each
implementation of the plugin could be configured with different parameters -
after all, that is what our plugin system allows. I personally wouldn't get too
fancy regarding an implementation we provide unless you feel like doing it for
the heck of it.
> Add plugin for encrypting/decrypting log events
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> Key: LOG4J2-2930
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2930
> Project: Log4j 2
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: Appenders, Core, Receivers
> Affects Versions: 2.13.3
> Reporter: Matt Sicker
> Priority: Major
>
> Some of the existing appenders write log events to sophisticated systems
> which support encrypting said data at rest and in transit (e.g., storing
> events in an encrypted SQL database using a TLS connection, writing data to
> an encrypted filesystem or disk, etc.) However, not every system supported in
> Log4j provides a feature or ability to encrypt and decrypt data natively.
> There are a small collection of ad hoc cryptographic operations in Log4j
> (e.g., {{SslConfiguration}}, {{KeyStoreConfiguration}},
> {{SecretKeyProvider}}, etc.) which should be refactored and extended to allow
> for more flexibility in key management and message encryption/decryption.
> This will allow appenders and receivers that wish to support encryption to do
> so much more easily. This should also allow for more sophisticated use of
> cryptography such as adding message digests or authentication tags to log
> messages to help prevent tampering and add authenticity.
> Related resources:
> *
> https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Cryptographic_Storage_Cheat_Sheet.html
> *
> https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Transport_Layer_Protection_Cheat_Sheet.html
> *
> https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Logging_Cheat_Sheet.html#protection
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