What logs and metrics are most useful for Secrets rotation?

Monitoring logs and metrics during secrets rotation can mitigate security risks and ensure smooth operation. Essential logs and metrics include authentication logs, rotation success and failure logs, service uptime metrics, and application behavior metrics. These logs help in identifying issues swiftly and maintaining overall system integrity.
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<?php // Example of logging during secrets rotation function rotateSecrets($service) { $rotationSuccess = false; // Log the initiation of secrets rotation error_log("Initiating secrets rotation for service: " . $service); try { // Perform secrets rotation logic // ... // Mark success $rotationSuccess = true; error_log("Successfully rotated secrets for service: " . $service); } catch (Exception $e) { // Log the failure with the error message error_log("Failed to rotate secrets for service: " . $service . " - " . $e->getMessage()); } return $rotationSuccess; } ?>

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