Diagnostics need context, but usually not user messages or access tokens. Choose the reporting schema deliberately.
Evaluation approach
Mask private fields, restrict access and define retention. Inspect automatic collection by third-party SDKs.
Application example
A payment failure may need a transaction identifier and error code, not card data or an identity document.
Limits and considerations
Fixing your own logging does not cover every SDK or system diagnostic surface.
Recording a security failure safely
Start with error class, application version and a limited event identifier. Select necessary fields instead of entire response bodies. Verify masking in exception and crash paths as well as normal execution.
Checks and decisions
- Inspect sample reports
- Exclude secrets
- Set retention
Sources
The primary references above provide the technical basis. Example workflows and evaluation suggestions are this publication’s explanations, not independent test results for a particular product.