diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1706202616-Use-a-different-logger-for-sensitive-data.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1706202616-Use-a-different-logger-for-sensitive-data.yaml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8885455afc3 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog/fragments/1706202616-Use-a-different-logger-for-sensitive-data.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Kind can be one of: +# - breaking-change: a change to previously-documented behavior +# - deprecation: functionality that is being removed in a later release +# - bug-fix: fixes a problem in a previous version +# - enhancement: extends functionality but does not break or fix existing behavior +# - feature: new functionality +# - known-issue: problems that we are aware of in a given version +# - security: impacts on the security of a product or a user’s deployment. +# - upgrade: important information for someone upgrading from a prior version +# - other: does not fit into any of the other categories +kind: feature + +# Change summary; a 80ish characters long description of the change. +summary: Use a different logger for sensitive data + +# Long description; in case the summary is not enough to describe the change +# this field accommodate a description without length limits. +# NOTE: This field will be rendered only for breaking-change and known-issue kinds at the moment. +description: | + This PR introduces the 'sensitive logger': when gathering + logs from any component, if the log entry contains the key/value + log.type: sensitive it is logged to a different file. + +# Affected component; usually one of "elastic-agent", "fleet-server", "filebeat", "metricbeat", "auditbeat", "all", etc. +component: elastic-agent + +# PR URL; optional; the PR number that added the changeset. +# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling finding the PR where this changelog fragment has been added. +# NOTE: the tooling supports backports, so it's able to fill the original PR number instead of the backport PR number. +# Please provide it if you are adding a fragment for a different PR. +pr: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/4129 + +# Issue URL; optional; the GitHub issue related to this changeset (either closes or is part of). +# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling with the issue linked to the PR number. +#issue: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234