changes to the processing of the decryption process

Web/app.py

@@ -8154,10 +8154,26 @@ def admin_audit_dashboard():
 
         # DEC_START: Decrypt the sensitive fields for display
         for row in audit_rows:
-            if "payload" in row:
+            payload_raw = row.get("payload")
-                # decrypt_document_fields acts in-place
+            
-                decrypt_document_fields(row["payload"], SENSITIVE_AUDIT_FIELDS)
+            if payload_raw and isinstance(payload_raw, str):
-        # DEC_END
+                try:
+                    # Safely evaluate the python-like dict string, providing context for ObjectId
+                    safe_context = {"ObjectId": ObjectId, "None": None, "True": True, "False": False}
+                    payload_dict = eval(payload_raw, {"__builtins__": {}}, safe_context)
+                    
+                    if isinstance(payload_dict, dict):
+                        # Decrypt the sensitive keys inside the extracted dictionary
+                        decrypt_document_fields(payload_dict, SENSITIVE_AUDIT_FIELDS)
+                        
+                        # Replace the raw string with the clean dictionary for the Jinja template
+                        row["payload"] = payload_dict
+                except Exception as parse_err:
+                    app.logger.error(f"Failed to parse audit payload string for index {row.get('chain_index')}: {parse_err}")
+            
+            elif payload_raw and isinstance(payload_raw, dict):
+                # Fallback in case some newer log rows are already stored as proper dictionaries
+                decrypt_document_fields(payload_raw, SENSITIVE_AUDIT_FIELDS)
 
         return render_template(
             'admin_audit.html',