diff --git a/docs/security-logging.md b/docs/security-logging.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f18e0bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/security-logging.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2026 OpenCHAMI a Series of LF Projects, LLC -->
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT -->
+
+# WireGuard startup diagnostics
+
+Successful WireGuard startup logs the interface name, public key, listen port and
+server address. It does not log the server private key at INFO or DEBUG level.
+Key generation, temporary-file cleanup and interface configuration are unchanged.
+
+This change requires no configuration or client migration. It does not introduce
+JWT requirements or change API access, bootstrap identity or peer ownership.
+Previously retained logs may already contain the private key; removing the log
+field does not rotate that key or remove old log copies.
diff --git a/pkg/wgtunnel/startup_logging_test.go b/pkg/wgtunnel/startup_logging_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af92694e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/wgtunnel/startup_logging_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2026 OpenCHAMI a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package wgtunnel
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+func TestStartServerDoesNotLogPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
+	const privateKey = "fixture-private-key-must-not-be-logged"
+	const publicKey = "fixture-server-public-key"
+	commands := t.TempDir()
+	for name, script := range map[string]string{
+		"ip": "#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n",
+		"wg": "#!/bin/sh\nif [ \"$1\" = show ]; then printf '%s\\n' '" + publicKey + "'; fi\n",
+	} {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(commands, name), []byte(script), 0o700); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	// Only fake commands can run; this test never creates a host interface.
+	t.Setenv("PATH", commands)
+	keyFiles := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("TMPDIR", keyFiles)
+	originalLogger := log.Logger
+	t.Cleanup(func() { log.Logger = originalLogger })
+	for _, level := range []zerolog.Level{zerolog.InfoLevel, zerolog.DebugLevel} {
+		t.Run(level.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			var output bytes.Buffer
+			log.Logger = zerolog.New(&output).Level(level)
+			manager := newTestInterfaceManager(t)
+			manager.privateKey = privateKey
+			if err := manager.StartServer(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if manager.publicKey != publicKey || manager.privateKey != privateKey {
+				t.Fatal("startup changed key configuration")
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(output.String(), privateKey) || strings.Contains(output.String(), "Private Key") {
+				t.Error("WireGuard startup logged its private key")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(output.String(), "Wireguard Server Configured") || !strings.Contains(output.String(), publicKey) {
+				t.Error("missing useful public startup diagnostics")
+			}
+			files, err := os.ReadDir(keyFiles)
+			if err != nil || len(files) != 0 {
+				t.Fatal("startup did not clean up the temporary private-key file")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/wgtunnel/tunnels.go b/pkg/wgtunnel/tunnels.go
index 1d470ade..ce0996f5 100644
--- a/pkg/wgtunnel/tunnels.go
+++ b/pkg/wgtunnel/tunnels.go
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ func (m *InterfaceManager) StartServer() error {
 
 	log.Info().
 		Str("Interface Name", m.interfaceName).
-		Str("Private Key", m.privateKey).
 		Str("Public Key", m.publicKey).
 		Int("Listen Port", m.listenPort).
 		Str("IP Address", m.ipAddress.String()).