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# [Your Audit Trail Is a Contract, Not a Logging Call](https://nrouter.hashnode.dev/your-audit-trail-is-a-contract-not-a-logging-call?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Most teams build their audit trail the same way: a logging call sprinkled into each admin route handler. It demos beautifully. Then a compliance review samples it, and it falls apart in four places at

Oct 22 · 3 min read · nrouter.hashnode.dev  
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