Petre Popescu

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Tagged: log4j2

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Java

Masking log output in Log4j2

Users are demanding more and more privacy and as a web developer, you have to make sure that sensitive information does not get leaked as best as you can. Most of you have good security measures set in place that protect from most common attacks, however, one part of the application that is usually neglected are the logs. This is because logs are usually meant to remain internal. This is not always the case and even if it was, if...

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Java

How to make a custom message converter for Log4J2

I’ve been using Log4J for many years. It is a powerful logging library that is efficient and highly customizable. You can extend the functionality with ease and do custom actions on the message prior to it being logged. Without too much chit-chat, in this article I will be showing you how to implement a custom converter for Log4J2. What is a converter? Log4J2 has multiple components that are called when a message is logged. You have the actual logger, which...