diff --git a/paskia/db/lifecycle.py b/paskia/db/lifecycle.py
index 103ce2a..06a4b4b 100644
--- a/paskia/db/lifecycle.py
+++ b/paskia/db/lifecycle.py
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ def format_log_uuid(
     previous: Annotated[dict, "pre"] | None = None,
     current: Annotated[dict, "post"] | None = None,
 ) -> Optional[str]:  # noqa: UP045
-    """Format UUID values/keys/actor labels in transaction logs."""
+    """Format UUID values/keys/actor labels and censor secrets in transaction logs."""
+    # Censor sensitive OIDC key material regardless of value type, but only
+    # when formatting the value: path components are passed with the component
+    # itself as value and must stay visible ("oidc.key = <hidden>").
+    if (path == "oidc.key" or path.endswith(".oidc.key")) and value != "key":
+        return "<hidden>"
+
     if not isinstance(value, str):
         return None
 
diff --git a/paskia/db/logging.py b/paskia/db/logging.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a48a54d..0000000
--- a/paskia/db/logging.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,470 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Database change logging with pretty-printed diffs.
-
-Provides a logger for JSONL database changes that formats diffs
-in a human-readable path.notation style with color coding.
-
-UUIDs are replaced with display names where available, or the full UUID string
-for types without display names.
-"""
-
-import logging
-import re
-import sys
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
-from uuid import UUID
-
-from kanta.logging import configure_logging as configure_kanta_logging
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from paskia.db.structs import DB
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("paskia.db")
-
-# UUID regex pattern (8-4-4-4-12 hex format)
-_UUID_PATTERN = re.compile(
-    r"^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$"
-)
-
-# Pattern to match control characters and bidirectional overrides
-_UNSAFE_CHARS = re.compile(
-    r"[\x00-\x1f\x7f-\x9f"  # C0 and C1 control characters
-    r"\u200e\u200f"  # LRM, RLM
-    r"\u202a-\u202e"  # LRE, RLE, PDF, LRO, RLO
-    r"\u2066-\u2069"  # LRI, RLI, FSI, PDI
-    r"]"
-)
-
-# ANSI color codes (matching FastAPI logging style)
-_RESET = "\033[0m"
-_SEP = "\033[38;5;242m"  # Dark grey for separators (like host/timing in access log)
-_PATH_PREFIX = "\033[38;5;242m"  # Dark grey for path prefix (like host in access log)
-_PATH_FINAL = "\033[38;5;250m"  # Default for final element (like path in access log)
-_DELETE = "\033[1;31m"  # Red for deletions
-_ADD = "\033[0;32m"  # Green for additions
-_ACTION = "\033[1;34m"  # Bold blue for action name
-_USER = "\033[0;34m"  # Blue for user display
-
-
-def _is_uuid(value: str) -> bool:
-    """Check if a string is a UUID."""
-    return bool(_UUID_PATTERN.match(value))
-
-
-class UuidResolver:
-    """Resolve UUIDs to display names or short suffixes.
-
-    Uses the previous state for lookups to show the name before any changes.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, db: "DB | None" = None, previous: dict | None = None):
-        self._db = db
-        self._previous = previous
-
-    def resolve(self, uuid_str: str) -> str:
-        """Resolve a UUID to its display name or the full UUID string."""
-        display = self._get_display_name(uuid_str)
-        if display:
-            return display
-        return uuid_str
-
-    def _get_display_name(self, uuid_str: str) -> str | None:
-        """Look up display name for a UUID.
-
-        First checks the previous state (to show names before changes),
-        then falls back to the current database.
-        """
-        # Try previous state first (for showing name before a change)
-        name = self._lookup_in_previous(uuid_str)
-        if name:
-            return name
-
-        # Fall back to current database
-        return self._lookup_in_db(uuid_str)
-
-    def _lookup_in_previous(self, uuid_str: str) -> str | None:
-        """Look up display name in the previous state dict."""
-        if not self._previous:
-            return None
-
-        # Check users
-        if "users" in self._previous and uuid_str in self._previous["users"]:
-            user_data = self._previous["users"][uuid_str]
-            if isinstance(user_data, dict) and "display_name" in user_data:
-                return user_data["display_name"]
-
-        # Check orgs
-        if "orgs" in self._previous and uuid_str in self._previous["orgs"]:
-            org_data = self._previous["orgs"][uuid_str]
-            if isinstance(org_data, dict) and "display_name" in org_data:
-                return org_data["display_name"]
-
-        # Check roles
-        if "roles" in self._previous and uuid_str in self._previous["roles"]:
-            role_data = self._previous["roles"][uuid_str]
-            if isinstance(role_data, dict) and "display_name" in role_data:
-                return role_data["display_name"]
-
-        # Check permissions
-        if (
-            "permissions" in self._previous
-            and uuid_str in self._previous["permissions"]
-        ):
-            perm_data = self._previous["permissions"][uuid_str]
-            if isinstance(perm_data, dict) and "display_name" in perm_data:
-                return perm_data["display_name"]
-
-        return None
-
-    def _lookup_in_db(self, uuid_str: str) -> str | None:
-        """Look up display name in the current database."""
-        if not self._db:
-            return None
-
-        try:
-            uuid_obj = UUID(uuid_str)
-        except ValueError:
-            return None
-
-        # Check users
-        if uuid_obj in self._db.users:
-            return self._db.users[uuid_obj].display_name
-
-        # Check orgs
-        if uuid_obj in self._db.orgs:
-            return self._db.orgs[uuid_obj].display_name
-
-        # Check roles
-        if uuid_obj in self._db.roles:
-            return self._db.roles[uuid_obj].display_name
-
-        # Check permissions
-        if uuid_obj in self._db.permissions:
-            return self._db.permissions[uuid_obj].display_name
-
-        return None
-
-
-def _format_value(
-    value: Any,
-    max_len: int = 60,
-    resolver: UuidResolver | None = None,
-) -> str:
-    """Format a value for display, truncating if needed.
-
-    If resolver is provided, UUIDs are replaced with display names or short suffixes.
-    """
-    if value is None:
-        return "null"
-
-    if isinstance(value, bool):
-        return "true" if value else "false"
-
-    if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
-        return str(value)
-
-    if isinstance(value, str):
-        # Check if it's a UUID and resolve to display name
-        if resolver and _is_uuid(value):
-            return resolver.resolve(value)
-        # Filter out control characters and bidirectional overrides
-        value = _UNSAFE_CHARS.sub("", value)
-        # Truncate long strings
-        if len(value) > max_len:
-            return value[: max_len - 3] + "..."
-        return value
-
-    if isinstance(value, dict):
-        if not value:
-            return "{}"
-        # Check if all values are True - render as set-like {key1, key2}
-        all_true = all(v is True for v in value.values())
-        parts = []
-        for k, v in value.items():
-            # Replace UUID keys with display names
-            key_display = resolver.resolve(k) if resolver and _is_uuid(k) else k
-            if all_true:
-                parts.append(key_display)
-            else:
-                val_display = _format_value(v, max_len=30, resolver=resolver)
-                parts.append(f"{key_display}: {val_display}")
-        return "{" + ", ".join(parts) + "}"
-
-    if isinstance(value, list):
-        if not value:
-            return "[]"
-        parts = [_format_value(v, max_len=30, resolver=resolver) for v in value]
-        return "[" + ", ".join(parts) + "]"
-
-    # Fallback for other types
-    text = str(value)
-    if len(text) > max_len:
-        text = text[: max_len - 3] + "..."
-    return text
-
-
-def _format_path(path: list[str], resolver: UuidResolver | None = None) -> str:
-    """Format a path as dot notation with prefix in dark grey, final in default.
-
-    If resolver is provided, UUIDs in the path are replaced with display names.
-    """
-    if not path:
-        return ""
-
-    # Replace UUIDs in path with display names
-    if resolver:
-        path = [resolver.resolve(p) if _is_uuid(p) else p for p in path]
-
-    if len(path) == 1:
-        return f"{_PATH_FINAL}{path[0]}{_RESET}"
-    prefix = ".".join(path[:-1])
-    final = path[-1]
-    return f"{_PATH_PREFIX}{prefix}.{_RESET}{_PATH_FINAL}{final}{_RESET}"
-
-
-def _get_nested(data: dict | None, path: list[str]) -> Any:
-    """Get a nested value from a dict by path, or None if not found."""
-    if data is None:
-        return None
-    current = data
-    for key in path:
-        if not isinstance(current, dict) or key not in current:
-            return None
-        current = current[key]
-    return current
-
-
-def _collect_changes(
-    diff: dict,
-    path: list[str],
-    changes: list[tuple[str, list[str], Any]],
-    previous: dict | None,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Recursively collect changes from a diff into a flat list.
-
-    Each change is a tuple of (change_type, path, new_value).
-    change_type is one of: 'add', 'update', 'delete'
-    """
-    if not isinstance(diff, dict):
-        # Leaf value - check if it existed before
-        existed = _get_nested(previous, path) is not None
-        changes.append(("update" if existed else "add", path, diff))
-        return
-
-    for key, value in diff.items():
-        if key == "$delete":
-            # $delete contains a list of keys to delete
-            if isinstance(value, list):
-                for deleted_key in value:
-                    changes.append(("delete", path + [str(deleted_key)], None))
-            else:
-                changes.append(("delete", path + [str(value)], None))
-
-        elif key == "$replace":
-            # $replace replaces the entire collection at this path
-            # We need to track what was added and what was deleted
-            old_collection = _get_nested(previous, path)
-            old_keys = (
-                set(old_collection.keys())
-                if isinstance(old_collection, dict)
-                else set()
-            )
-            new_keys = set(value.keys()) if isinstance(value, dict) else set()
-
-            # Items that existed before but not in new = deleted
-            for deleted_key in old_keys - new_keys:
-                changes.append(("delete", path + [str(deleted_key)], None))
-
-            # Items in new collection
-            if isinstance(value, dict):
-                for rkey, rval in value.items():
-                    existed = rkey in old_keys
-                    changes.append(
-                        ("update" if existed else "add", path + [str(rkey)], rval)
-                    )
-            elif value or not old_keys:
-                # Non-dict replacement or empty replacement with nothing before
-                changes.append(
-                    ("update" if old_collection is not None else "add", path, value)
-                )
-
-        elif key.startswith("$"):
-            # Other special operations (future-proofing)
-            changes.append(("add", path, {key: value}))
-
-        else:
-            # Regular nested key - check if this item existed before
-            new_path = path + [str(key)]
-            existed = _get_nested(previous, new_path) is not None
-            if existed:
-                # Item exists - recurse to show specific field changes
-                _collect_changes(value, new_path, changes, previous)
-            else:
-                # New item - record as add with full value, don't recurse
-                changes.append(("add", new_path, value))
-
-
-def _format_change_lines(
-    change_type: str,
-    path: list[str],
-    value: Any,
-    resolver: UuidResolver | None = None,
-) -> list[str]:
-    """Format a single change as one or more lines.
-
-    If resolver is provided, UUIDs are replaced with display names.
-    """
-
-    # Helper to format a value, checking for censored paths
-    def fmt_value(v: Any, child_path: list[str]) -> str:
-        if child_path[-2:] == ["oidc", "key"]:
-            return f"{_SEP}<hidden>{_RESET}"
-        return _format_value(v, resolver=resolver)
-
-    # Helper to format path with UUID replacement
-    def fmt_path(p: list[str]) -> list[str]:
-        if resolver:
-            return [resolver.resolve(x) if _is_uuid(x) else x for x in p]
-        return p
-
-    formatted_path = fmt_path(path)
-
-    if change_type == "delete":
-        if len(formatted_path) == 1:
-            return [f"  {_DELETE}{formatted_path[0]} ✗{_RESET}"]
-        prefix = ".".join(formatted_path[:-1])
-        final = formatted_path[-1]
-        return [f"  {_PATH_PREFIX}{prefix}.{_RESET}{_DELETE}{final} ✗{_RESET}"]
-
-    if change_type == "add":
-        # New item being created - only final element in green
-        # For dict values, show children on separate indented lines
-        if isinstance(value, dict) and value:
-            lines = []
-            # First line: path with green final element and grey =
-            if len(formatted_path) == 1:
-                lines.append(f"  {_ADD}{formatted_path[0]}{_RESET} {_SEP}={_RESET}")
-            else:
-                prefix = ".".join(formatted_path[:-1])
-                final = formatted_path[-1]
-                lines.append(
-                    f"  {_PATH_PREFIX}{prefix}.{_RESET}{_ADD}{final}{_RESET} {_SEP}={_RESET}"
-                )
-            # Child lines: indented key: value, with aligned values
-            # Format keys (may contain UUIDs)
-            formatted_items = []
-            for k, v in value.items():
-                k_display = resolver.resolve(k) if resolver and _is_uuid(k) else k
-                v_str = fmt_value(v, path + [k])
-                formatted_items.append((k_display, v_str))
-            max_key_len = max(len(k) for k, _ in formatted_items)
-            field_width = max(max_key_len, 12)  # minimum 12 chars
-            for k_display, v_str in formatted_items:
-                padding = " " * (field_width - len(k_display))
-                lines.append(f"    {k_display}{_SEP}:{_RESET}{padding} {v_str}")
-            return lines
-        else:
-            value_str = fmt_value(value, path)
-            if len(formatted_path) == 1:
-                return [
-                    f"  {_ADD}{formatted_path[0]}{_RESET} {_SEP}={_RESET} {value_str}"
-                ]
-            prefix = ".".join(formatted_path[:-1])
-            final = formatted_path[-1]
-            return [
-                f"  {_PATH_PREFIX}{prefix}.{_RESET}{_ADD}{final}{_RESET} {_SEP}={_RESET} {value_str}"
-            ]
-
-    # update: Existing item being updated - normal path colors
-    value_str = fmt_value(value, path)
-    path_str = _format_path(path, resolver=resolver)
-    return [f"  {path_str} {_SEP}={_RESET} {value_str}"]
-
-
-def format_diff(
-    diff: dict, previous: dict | None = None, db: "DB | None" = None
-) -> list[str]:
-    """
-    Format a JSON diff as human-readable lines.
-
-    Args:
-        diff: The JSON diff dict
-        previous: The previous state dict (for determining add vs update)
-        db: Optional database for looking up display names
-
-    Returns a list of formatted lines (without newlines).
-    UUIDs are replaced with display names (using previous state for lookups).
-    """
-    changes: list[tuple[str, list[str], Any]] = []
-    _collect_changes(diff, [], changes, previous)
-
-    if not changes:
-        return []
-
-    # Create resolver for UUID replacement (uses previous state for lookups)
-    resolver = UuidResolver(db, previous)
-
-    # Format each change
-    lines = []
-    for change_type, path, value in changes:
-        lines.extend(_format_change_lines(change_type, path, value, resolver))
-
-    return lines
-
-
-def format_action_header(action: str, user_display: str | None = None) -> str:
-    """Format the action header line."""
-    action_str = f"{_ACTION}{action}{_RESET}"
-    if user_display:
-        user_str = f"{_USER}{user_display}{_RESET}"
-        return f"{action_str} by {user_str}"
-    return action_str
-
-
-def log_change(
-    action: str,
-    diff: dict,
-    user_display: str | None = None,
-    previous: dict | None = None,
-    db: "DB | None" = None,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Log a database change with pretty-printed diff.
-
-    UUIDs are replaced with display names for readability. For types without
-    display names, the full UUID string is used.
-
-    Args:
-        action: The action name (e.g., "login", "admin:delete_user")
-        diff: The JSON diff dict
-        user_display: Optional display name of the user who performed the action
-        previous: The previous state dict (for determining add vs update)
-        db: Optional database for looking up display names
-    """
-    header = format_action_header(action, user_display)
-    diff_lines = format_diff(diff, previous, db)
-
-    if not diff_lines:
-        logger.info(header)
-        return
-
-    if len(diff_lines) == 1:
-        # Single change - combine on one line
-        logger.info(f"{header}{diff_lines[0]}")
-    else:
-        # Multiple changes - header on its own line, then changes
-        logger.info(header)
-        for line in diff_lines:
-            logger.info(line)
-
-
-def configure_db_logging() -> None:
-    """Configure the database logger to output to stderr without prefix."""
-    handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
-    handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(message)s"))
-    logger.addHandler(handler)
-    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
-    logger.propagate = False
-    # Kanta logs changes through its own logger; wire it to the same output.
-    configure_kanta_logging()
diff --git a/paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py b/paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py
index 3c4e45c..d502c8f 100644
--- a/paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py
+++ b/paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import msgspec
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Request, Response
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, RedirectResponse
+from kanta.logging import configure_logging as configure_kanta_logging
 
 from paskia import authcode, db, remoteauth
 from paskia.bootstrap import bootstrap_if_needed
 from paskia.db.background import start_background, stop_background
 from paskia.db.lifecycle import kanta
-from paskia.db.logging import configure_db_logging
 from paskia.fastapi import admin, api, auth_host, oid, ws
 from paskia.fastapi.admin.adminapp import adminapp
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from paskia.util.runtime import RuntimeConfig
 
 # Configure custom logging
 configure_access_logging()
-configure_db_logging()
+configure_kanta_logging()
 
 _access_logger = logging.getLogger("paskia.access")
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ea92a45..536dd2e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "msgspec>=0.20.0",
     "fastapi-vue>=1.1.0",
     "ua-parser[regex]>=1.0.1",
-    "kanta>=0.4.0",
+    "kanta>=0.7.0",
 ]
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [