In a world where APIs, proxies, and cloud services shape critical infrastructure, controlling and reviewing logs for access proxy sub-processors is not optional. It’s a hard requirement for compliance, security, and operational clarity.
Access proxies sit between your clients and backend services. They route, transform, and enforce rules on traffic. When sub-processors operate these proxies, they hold the keys to the log data — requests and responses flowing through your system. Mismanagement or unsecured retention of logs by a sub-processor can expose sensitive data or break privacy commitments.
To handle logs from access proxy sub-processors correctly, start with written agreements defining retention limits, encryption standards, and deletion policies. Audit them. Don’t trust without verifying. Logs must be stored with strict permissions, preferably in segregated systems. Transport of logs between proxy nodes and storage must use secure, encrypted channels. Every touchpoint should be monitored.
For compliance frameworks like GDPR and SOC 2, you need to document sub-processors and their handling of logs. That means listing which services process logs, where they store them, and how long before deletion. Track which engineers or automated systems access these logs — every access event should itself be logged.