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6. Excessive Debug Logging with Secrets

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6. Excessive Debug Logging with Secrets

LLM completions, credentials, and internal payloads logged for debugging in production mode.

Tech Detail:

  • .log files include full prompt+completion strings
  • API tokens exposed in stack traces or headers

Exploit Potential:

  • Log scraping yields credentials, payload structures
  • Prompt leakage aids in adversarial replays

Mitigation:

  • Apply redaction filters (***) on sensitive keys
  • Split debug and runtime logs into separate sinks
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