diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a263b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Autotools generated files
+Makefile.in
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache/
+/compile
+/config.guess
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/libtool
+/ltmain.sh
+/missing
+**/config.h.in
+**/Makefile.in
+
+# Build artifacts
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+.libs/
+.deps/
+*.gcda
+*.gcno
+*.gcov
+coverage.info
+filtered.info
+rfc_coverage.info
+
+# CodeQL
+_codeql_detected_source_root
diff --git a/rfcMgr/gtest/mocks/rdk_debug.h b/rfcMgr/gtest/mocks/rdk_debug.h
index 49ab60ac..321d706c 100644
--- a/rfcMgr/gtest/mocks/rdk_debug.h
+++ b/rfcMgr/gtest/mocks/rdk_debug.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #define RDK_LOG_INFO 3
 #define RDK_LOG_WARN 4
 #define RDK_LOG_ERROR 5
+#define RDK_LOG_FATAL 6
 
 #define rdk_logger_init(DEBUG_INI_NAME) ;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@
         else if (( level == RDK_LOG_ERROR )) { \
             printf("ERROR: %s: ", module); \
         } \
+        else if (( level == RDK_LOG_FATAL )) { \
+            printf("FATAL: %s: ", module); \
+        } \
         printf(__VA_ARGS__); \
     } while (0)
 
diff --git a/rfcMgr/rdk_debug.h b/rfcMgr/rdk_debug.h
index b6dac9aa..6c79745e 100644
--- a/rfcMgr/rdk_debug.h
+++ b/rfcMgr/rdk_debug.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         #define RDK_LOG_INFO 3
         #define RDK_LOG_WARN 4
         #define RDK_LOG_ERROR 5
+        #define RDK_LOG_FATAL 6
 
         // RDK Logger success/failure codes
         #define RDK_SUCCESS 0
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@
                 else if (level == RDK_LOG_ERROR) { \
                     printf("ERROR: %s: ", module); \
                 } \
+                else if (level == RDK_LOG_FATAL) { \
+                    printf("FATAL: %s: ", module); \
+                } \
                 printf(__VA_ARGS__); \
             } while (0)
     #endif
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@
     #define RDK_LOG_INFO 3
     #define RDK_LOG_WARN 4
     #define RDK_LOG_ERROR 5
+    #define RDK_LOG_FATAL 6
 
     #define RDK_SUCCESS 0
     #define RDK_FAILURE -1
@@ -120,7 +125,21 @@
     // Simple printf-based logging when RDK_LOGGER is not enabled
     #define RDK_LOG(level, module, ...) \
         do { \
-            printf("[%s] ", module); \
+            if (level == RDK_LOG_DEBUG) { \
+                printf("DEBUG: %s: ", module); \
+            } \
+            else if (level == RDK_LOG_INFO) { \
+                printf("INFO: %s: ", module); \
+            } \
+            else if (level == RDK_LOG_ERROR) { \
+                printf("ERROR: %s: ", module); \
+            } \
+            else if (level == RDK_LOG_FATAL) { \
+                printf("FATAL: %s: ", module); \
+            } \
+            else { \
+                printf("[%s] ", module); \
+            } \
             printf(__VA_ARGS__); \
         } while (0)
 #endif