Avoid logging sensitive data

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Metadata

ID: typescript-node-security/log-sensitive-data

Language: TypeScript

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 532

Description

Do not log sensitive data such as user id, email or other personal data (first name, last name, etc).

Non-Compliant Code Examples

console.log("email from user" + user.email);
console.log(`email from user ${user.email}`);
logger.info(`email from user ${user.email}`);
logger.info(`email from user ${user.name}: ${user.email}`);
logger.info(`email from user ${username}: ${user.email}`);
logger.warn(email);
logger.error(`email from user ${email}`);

foobar.error(`email from user ${email}`);

logger.foobar(`email from user ${email}`);

Compliant Code Examples

console.log("email from user" + user.id);
console.log(`email from user ${user.uuid}`);