v.21.11New Features

Session Logging Implementation for Audit Trails

Session logging for audit. Logging all successful and failed login and logout events to a new system.session_log table. #22415 (Vasily Nemkov) (Vitaly Baranov).
Introduces session logging for audit purposes by recording all successful and failed login and logout events in a new system.session_log table.

Why it matters

This feature enables comprehensive auditability of user sessions by tracking all login and logout events, including failures. It helps administrators monitor access and improve security visibility.

How to use it

Users can query the new system.session_log table to review session activity. The logging is automatically performed for all login and logout events without additional configuration.