What approach would you use to implement a secure method for developers to access application logs on Google Cloud Platform?

Implementing a secure method for developers to access application logs on Google Cloud Platform involves ensuring that they have the appropriate permissions while also following the principle of least privilege. The chosen approach of deploying the Cloud logging agent to the application servers and granting developers the IAM Logs Viewer role is effective because it provides the necessary access to view logs without over-permissioning.

The IAM Logs Viewer role allows developers to read logs from Cloud Logging. This role specifically enables them to see the logs associated with the resources managed in the same project where the logging agent is deployed. By using this role, you ensure that developers can access essential log information to troubleshoot applications or monitor performance without granting them broader permissions that could pose security risks.

Other approaches listed may not align with best practices for security and management of logs. For instance, using the IAM Logs Private Logs Viewer role, while it might seem to provide an enhanced security layer, can limit log visibility and may not be necessary if developers need basic log access. Additionally, deploying the Cloud monitoring agent and granting the IAM Monitoring Viewer role focuses on metrics rather than logs, which does not address the requirement for log access. Finally, moving logs to a separate GCP project with restricted access might complicate access management and impede developers from efficiently working