AutoCore Observability and Sensitive Logging
Sets safe boundaries for application logs, audit history, health output, and evidence.
Operational evidence should answer what happened, when, where in the product, and which safe result followed. It must not become a second secret store or a copy of provider payloads and authentication tokens.
Release candidate source
This article reflects the audited AutoCore source revision 7a504f6e430c16d4fcb03ebdea3cc3fb7816df60 and immutable release-candidate tag v1.0.0-rc.1 at 9edfb109f44cc80385784c694b96392cfc04e70f. Configuration and external provider behavior remain deployment-dependent.
Source boundary
| Control | Source-verified behavior |
|---|---|
| Audit | High-risk role, session, payment, provider, media, and integrity actions are recorded through the append-only service convention. |
| Health | Credential-free summaries are safe to publish only at the documented endpoint boundary. |
| Sensitive data | Do not log passwords, refresh tokens, provider secrets, raw webhook payloads, or full reset links. |
| CSV | Audit exports are capped and formula-safe; treat downloaded evidence as sensitive operational data. |
| Limitation | The source does not establish tamper-proof immutable logging; preserve and protect evidence externally if required. |
High-risk operation
Use explicit authorization, a written reason, a confirmation gate, and post-action verification. Documentation does not grant permission to change a deployment.
Operational controls
Use the smallest verified control for the task. Keep provider, host, legal, and operator responsibilities separate from application behavior. When a control is not implemented or not verified, leave it disabled or mark it as a limitation.
Verification
Verify the route, relevant API or configuration state, negative path, audit/evidence result, and public effect before closing the task. Record unknown or configuration-dependent behavior as a limitation.