diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogFilter.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogFilter.java
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+/*
+ * This file is part of dependency-check-core.
+ *
+ * Dependency-check-core is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * Dependency-check-core is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * dependency-check-core. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils;
+
+import java.util.logging.Filter;
+import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
+
+/**
+ * A simple log filter to limit the entries written to the verbose log file. The
+ * verbose log file uses the root logger as I couldn't get anything else to
+ * work; as such, this filter limits the log entries to specific classes.
+ *
+ * @author Jeremy Long (jeremy.long@owasp.org)
+ */
+public class LogFilter implements Filter {
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if the record should be logged.
+     *
+     * @param record a log record to examine
+     * @return true if the record should be logged, otherwise false
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean isLoggable(LogRecord record) {
+        final String name = record.getSourceClassName();
+        return name.startsWith("org.owasp.dependencycheck") && !name.contains("generated") && !name.contains("VelocityLoggerRedirect");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogUtils.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogUtils.java
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+/*
+ * This file is part of dependency-check-core.
+ *
+ * Dependency-check-core is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
+ *
+ * Dependency-check-core is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * dependency-check-core. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+package org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.LogManager;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class to aide in the setup of the logging mechanism.
+ *
+ * @author Jeremy Long (jeremy.long@owasp.org)
+ */
+public final class LogUtils {
+
+    /**
+     * Private constructor for a utility class.
+     */
+    private LogUtils() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the logger for use by the application.
+     *
+     * @param in the input stream to read the log settings from
+     * @param verboseLogFile the file path for the verbose log
+     */
+    public static void prepareLogger(InputStream in, String verboseLogFile) {
+        try {
+            LogManager.getLogManager().reset();
+            LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(in);
+            if (verboseLogFile != null && !verboseLogFile.isEmpty()) {
+                final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("");
+                final FileHandler handler = new FileHandler(verboseLogFile, true);
+                handler.setFormatter(new SimpleFormatter());
+                handler.setLevel(Level.FINE);
+                handler.setFilter(new LogFilter());
+                logger.addHandler(handler);
+                logger.setLevel(Level.FINE);
+            }
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(LogUtils.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, "IO Error preparing the logger", ex);
+        } catch (SecurityException ex) {
+            Logger.getLogger(LogUtils.class.getName()).log(Level.FINE, "Error preparing the logger", ex);
+        } finally {
+            if (in != null) {
+                try {
+                    in.close();
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    Logger.getLogger(LogUtils.class.getName()).log(Level.FINEST, "Error closing resource stream", ex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}