Admin Log

The Admin Log is used to record administrative tasks performed with CS:Govern along with details necessary to reconstruct a task. At minimum the following tasks are recorded.

Task Description
Rotate Encryption Keys Generate and install new encryption keys. All subsequently encrypted data will use this key.
Add Field Add a new field to those to protect with CS:Govern.
Create Encrypt Table Create the CS:Govern database table that holds encrypted data for a corresponding Salesforce table.
Protect Generate and install CS:Govern protection code on a table.
Add User Add a new access rule for a database user or role.
Modify User Modify the rules for an already defined CS:Govern user record.
Delete User Delete a user/role from CS:Govern.
Delete Field Delete a Salesforce field from CS:Govern protection. Note that the code which protects the field will not be updated until a corresponding Protect task is executed.

The Admin Log GUI

Admin Log records are listed in a simple table with the following columns:

Column Description
Id Internal unique id for a log record.
Action The task type of the log record. See the list at the top of this page for all actions.
Object The database object affected by the action. The type is dependent on the action and may be a Field Name, a Database Table, A User Name, etc. The type value is generally obvious from the action.
Database User The database user who performed the action.
OS User The operating system who performed the action.
Host Name The name of the host computer in use when the action was performed.
Host Address The IP address of the host computer running CS:Govern.
Created (UTC) The timestamp when the action was performed.
Details Details about exactly what was changed in the database.