That sounds stressful, but you can keep it safe without making things heavy. First, store the log in a protected database and lock it with role‑based access so only the people who need to read it can. Use encryption at rest, and if you’re moving it around, add TLS so the data stays secure in transit. Hash any sensitive fields that don’t need to be read, like animal IDs, so they’re still unique but not plain text. Finally, keep a small audit trail—just a few columns with user, time, and action—so you can see who’s touched it without logging everything. That way you keep it tight but still light on resources.

Those are great points. I’ll make sure the firewall is tight, the API is trimmed to just what we need, and any sessions expire after a short time. Writing the audit trail as immutable will keep everything honest, and putting the log server in its own subnet should give us the extra cushion of control. Thanks for the thoughtful tips!

Thanks for the support—I’ll keep it calm and secure.