Old logs should be compressed, encrypted, and moved to a non-public archive server.
User-agent: *
Disallow: /logs/
Disallow: /debug/
Disallow: /paypal-logs/
But remember: robots.txt is a polite request, not a security control. allintext username filetype log passwordlog paypal exclusive
The search term seems to be constructed in a way that could potentially be used to find leaked or exposed PayPal account information, specifically usernames and potentially passwords, in log files. Old logs should be compressed, encrypted, and moved
Google has a vested interest in not indexing sensitive data. However, they cannot discern intent. A log file containing username=admin&password=12345 looks like any other text to their crawlers — unless the server signals via X-Robots-Tag or noindex. But remember: robots
Bing, Yahoo, and Yandex also support similar advanced operators, making the problem multi-engine.
Some modern solutions include:
Nevertheless, the burden of protection remains on the website owner.