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Log File Compression and its Security in Web Server

by Sweta Singh, Prashant Shukla
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 151 - Number 3
Year of Publication: 2016
Authors: Sweta Singh, Prashant Shukla
10.5120/ijca2016911715

Sweta Singh, Prashant Shukla . Log File Compression and its Security in Web Server. International Journal of Computer Applications. 151, 3 ( Oct 2016), 32-36. DOI=10.5120/ijca2016911715

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author = { Sweta Singh, Prashant Shukla },
title = { Log File Compression and its Security in Web Server },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Oct 2016 },
volume = { 151 },
number = { 3 },
month = { Oct },
year = { 2016 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 32-36 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume151/number3/26216-2016911715/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2016911715 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
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Abstract

The log file of any association may include sensitive data which must be protected properly for suitable working of that organization. Maintaining security of such log records is one of the important tasks. Also, over a long period of time maintaining authenticity of such log data is very important. However, deploying such a system for security of log records is a big task for any company and also it needs additional cost. There are many techniques have been proposed so far to secure log records. This paper presents a brief survey of optimal approaches for securing log files for forensic analysis. These techniques are reviewed considering its pros and cons.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Log files Forensic Privacy Confidentiality.