Remove Sensitive Information from Logs
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Description
>Draft CIS Benchmark 1.1.13
## Description
Sometimes sensitive web application parameters can be written to NGINX log files.
## Rationale
If we imagine sensitive payment information is being sent through NGINX, it may be important to remove such information before it is even logged.
## Remediation
Add the following line to the `server` block in your `nginx.conf`: ``` set $endpoint $request_uri; if ($endpoint ~ "(.*)\?[^ } log_format combined_no_query '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] ' '"$request_method $endpoint" $status $body_bytes_sent ' '"$http_referer" "$http_user_agent"'; access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log combined_no_query; ```
## Audit
Check the `access\_log` from NGINX for any sensitive information.
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