Self-governed secure attestation policy for server data privacy logs

A method comprising:

• a user requesting logging information from a target information handling system, the target information handling system including private data therein;
• based on blockchain credentials for the user or for an information handling system of the user, creating a transaction record associated with the request, wherein a plurality of nodes associated with the blockchain are configured to process the transaction record to determine whether access should be granted to the logging information, and wherein the transaction record includes consent information, context information, reason-for-access information, and target asset information;
• and
• in response to the plurality of nodes determining that access should be granted, receiving the logging information, wherein the determination that access should be granted is based at least in part on a smart contract rule regarding the reason-for-access information.

An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable code thereon that is executable by a processor of an information handling system for:

• requesting logging information from a target information handling system, the target information handling system including private data therein;
• based on blockchain credentials stored in the information handling system, creating a transaction record associated with the request, wherein a plurality of nodes associated with the blockchain are configured to process the transaction record to determine whether access should be granted to the logging information, and wherein the transaction record includes consent information, context information, reason-for-access information, and target asset information;
• and
• in response to the plurality of nodes determining that access should be granted, receiving the logging information, wherein the determination that access should be granted is based at least in part on a smart contract rule regarding the reason-for-access information.