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@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ This is a practical test for a DevSecOps Engineer candidate at Bank J. Safra Sar
 
 ### On 09.02.2026
 I created repo on https://git.harshanu.space. I'll work on code changes tomorrow as I will be free in the afternoon (Fashing Tuesday, half day work)
+
+### On 10.02.2026
+- Defined the database schema for the API endpoints in `init.sql`.
+- Pulled the `docker.io/library/mariadb:12` Docker image.
+- Tested the schema by spinning up a MariaDB container and verifying the table creation.
+- Python will be used to write API endpoints
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+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS devsecops_db;
+USE devsecops_db;
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS device_registrations (
+    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_key VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    device_type VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);