Or, “Who Watches the Watchmen? pgAudit Does (And It’s Not as Boring as It Sounds!)”
Welcome, fellow travelers on the digital frontier! In the world of data security, there is no rest. There is only the eternal vigilance of the All-Seeing Eye. 👁️
This is your complete pgAudit tutorial. This blog post series is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to implementing robust database auditing in PostgreSQL. Whether you’re a DBA preparing for a compliance audit or a developer looking to understand ‘who did what’ in your database, this series has you covered. We’ll walk you through the entire process, from the initial pgAudit installation and configuration to advanced topics like log interpretation and protecting sensitive data.
Our goal with this PostgreSQL auditing guide is to turn your logs from a chaotic mess into a pristine, structured record. By the end, you’ll be able to confidently track every important action, satisfying even the most demanding compliance auditors (or your own healthy paranoia).
A Quick Word of Warning (The Disclaimer)
Disclaimer: This series is a technical showcase, not a substitute for professional consultancy. The configurations provided are for educational purposes. They haven’t been battle-tested in a production environment under the watchful eye of a dragon. Use these configurations at your own risk.
Articles in This Series
- Quick-Reference Guide: A straightforward, no-fluff, step-by-step guide to installation and configuration (Coming Soon).
- Installing pgAudit in PostgreSQL Part 1: The Eye of Sauron
- pgAudit Session Auditing in PostgreSQL: Part 2 – My God, It’s Full of Logs!
- pgAudit Object-Level Auditing in PostgreSQL: Part 3 – One GRANT to Rule Them All
- pgAudit Log Interpretation & Password Protection in PostgreSQL: Part 4 – The Palantír of Logs
- Part 5: Exclusions & Best Practices (Coming Soon)
