userid_to_log

Controls how logging of IP addresses is performed.

Key: userid_to_log
Type: RequestId allowed values: ip, ip_hash or nothing
Can be set in: collection.cfg

Description

Controls how the search interface will log search request IP addresses. The userid_to_log setting accepts the following values:

  • ip: log request IP addresses as normal

  • ip_hash: log a unique one-way hash of each incoming request IP address

  • nothing: do not log request IP addresses

Default Value

userid_to_log=ip

Examples

To log a unique one-way hash of each request IP address:

userid_to_log=ip_hash

⚠ Caveats

  • Some of the query reports rely on the IP addresses to extract information about users. If the IP address is not logged or is logged as a hash, these reports will display unknown.

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