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Structured logging at API gateways: redaction, sampling, and correlation IDs

Logs help debug CORS and auth issues but can leak PII—field-level redaction is mandatory.

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Safe fields

Log origin hostnames but avoid full cookie values; hash sensitive identifiers when you need cardinality.

Sample high-volume 200 responses in production while keeping full fidelity for 4xx and 5xx.

Dashboards

Chart preflight share of traffic to catch misconfigured clients early.

Track CORS denial reasons with discrete labels rather than free-text error messages only.

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