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The audit log: who changed what, who queried what, and when (7/7)

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Audit logging (7/7)

Governance only counts if you can prove it happened — and “can’t tell the auditor who changed or accessed what, and when” is its own problem, usually patched with a spreadsheet somebody maintains by hand until they stop.

Bytebase records that evidence as a byproduct of the workflow: every action already routes through one place, so there’s nothing separate to keep up.

What it records
Every action that changes something or touches data — logins, changes and approvals, permission grants, policy edits, and every query and export run through Bytebase.
What it deliberately doesn't
The row values themselves. An entry shows that a query ran and how many rows came back, never the data behind them — so the log never becomes a second copy of what you're protecting.
Where it goes
Filter it in the Console, or stream it out to the logging platform you already run.

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Tianzhou

Co-founder & CEO of Bytebase

Bytebase — the standard for database governance.

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