# Stop the output of parameters in the log file?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stop-the-output-of-parameters-in-the-log-file/125477>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 9, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stop-the-output-of-parameters-in-the-log-file/125477 "2008-01-09T14:43:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![phil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@phil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phil)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stop-the-output-of-parameters-in-the-log-file/125477/1 "2008-01-09T14:43:37Z")

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Hi, how does one stop the called parameters being output into  
production.log? It is rather unsecure!

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**Author:** ![phil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@phil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phil)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stop-the-output-of-parameters-in-the-log-file/125477/2 "2008-01-09T14:48:54Z")

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Hi –

On Wed, 9 Jan 2008, phil wrote:

> Hi, how does one stop the called parameters being output into  
> production.log? It is rather unsecure!

There’s a controller class method called filter\_parameter\_logging.

David

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