diff --git a/apps/app_verbose.c b/apps/app_verbose.c
index b4c6a63849..f094dc1495 100644
--- a/apps/app_verbose.c
+++ b/apps/app_verbose.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static char *app_log = "Log";
 		<syntax>
 			<parameter name="level">
 				<para>Level must be one of <literal>ERROR</literal>, <literal>WARNING</literal>, <literal>NOTICE</literal>,
-				<literal>DEBUG</literal>, <literal>VERBOSE</literal> or <literal>DTMF</literal>.</para>	
+				<literal>DEBUG</literal>, <literal>VERBOSE</literal>, <literal>DTMF</literal> or <literal>SECURITY</literal>.</para>	
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="message" required="true">
 				<para>Output text message.</para>
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ static int log_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		lnum = __LOG_VERBOSE;
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(args.level, "DTMF")) {
 		lnum = __LOG_DTMF;
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(args.level, "SECURITY")) {
+		lnum = __LOG_SECURITY;
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(args.level, "EVENT")) {
 		lnum = __LOG_EVENT;
 	} else {
diff --git a/configs/logger.conf.sample b/configs/logger.conf.sample
index a441ebd8f5..84edd57e6b 100644
--- a/configs/logger.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/logger.conf.sample
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 ;    error
 ;    verbose
 ;    dtmf
+;    security
 ;
 ; Special filename "console" represents the system console
 ;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ console => notice,warning,error
 ;console => notice,warning,error,debug
 messages => notice,warning,error
 ;full => notice,warning,error,debug,verbose
+security => security
 
 ;syslog keyword : This special keyword logs to syslog facility 
 ;
diff --git a/include/asterisk/logger.h b/include/asterisk/logger.h
index 65448cfe44..1941accbc7 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/logger.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/logger.h
@@ -189,7 +189,18 @@ void ast_console_toggle_loglevel(int fd, int level, int state);
 #endif
 #define AST_LOG_DTMF    __LOG_DTMF, _A_
 
-#define NUMLOGLEVELS 6
+#ifdef LOG_SECURITY
+#undef LOG_SECURITY
+#endif
+#define __LOG_SECURITY  7
+#define LOG_SECURITY    __LOG_SECURITY, _A_
+
+#ifdef AST_LOG_SECURITY
+#undef AST_LOG_SECURITY
+#endif
+#define AST_LOG_SECURITY    __LOG_SECURITY, _A_
+
+#define NUMLOGLEVELS 7
 
 /*!
  * \brief Get the debug level for a file
diff --git a/main/logger.c b/main/logger.c
index 1635489081..79fb730d3f 100644
--- a/main/logger.c
+++ b/main/logger.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ static char *levels[] = {
 	"WARNING",
 	"ERROR",
 	"VERBOSE",
-	"DTMF"
+	"DTMF",
+	"SECURITY",
 };
 
 /*! \brief Colors used in the console for logging */
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ static int make_components(const char *s, int lineno)
 			res |= (1 << __LOG_VERBOSE);
 		else if (!strcasecmp(w, "dtmf"))
 			res |= (1 << __LOG_DTMF);
+		else if (!strcasecmp(w, "security"))
+			res |= (1 << __LOG_SECURITY);
 		else {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Logfile Warning: Unknown keyword '%s' at line %d of logger.conf\n", w, lineno);
 		}
@@ -356,7 +359,7 @@ static void init_logger_chain(int locked)
 		if (!(chan = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(*chan))))
 			return;
 		chan->type = LOGTYPE_CONSOLE;
-		chan->logmask = 28; /*warning,notice,error */
+		chan->logmask = (1 << __LOG_WARNING) | (1 << __LOG_NOTICE) | (1 << __LOG_ERROR);
 		if (!locked)
 			AST_RWLIST_WRLOCK(&logchannels);
 		AST_RWLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&logchannels, chan, list);
@@ -802,6 +805,8 @@ static char *handle_logger_show_channels(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struc
 			ast_cli(a->fd, "Debug ");
 		if (chan->logmask & (1 << __LOG_DTMF)) 
 			ast_cli(a->fd, "DTMF ");
+		if (chan->logmask & (1 << __LOG_SECURITY)) 
+			ast_cli(a->fd, "Security ");
 		if (chan->logmask & (1 << __LOG_VERBOSE)) 
 			ast_cli(a->fd, "Verbose ");
 		if (chan->logmask & (1 << __LOG_WARNING))