Secret redaction

Mask coding-agent secrets before they hit disk

Coding agents can echo keys, tokens, and environment values in tool output, diffs, or command text. ActraDeck applies redaction before persistence so the cockpit and audit trail keep useful context with detected secret patterns masked to markers and per-kind counts.

What is stored

ActraDeck stores redaction markers and per-kind counts in place of each masked value. The UI can show that a GitHub token or credential assignment was detected without exposing the masked value.

Two redaction floors

Events that pass through the sidecar are redacted at the sidecar choke point. Events posted directly through the public ingestion contract are redacted again at backend ingress before the database write.

Honest limit

Redaction is best-effort pattern matching, not a mathematical guarantee. It is built to reduce accidental retention and make leaks visible through counts, while the local trust boundary remains a single-operator machine.

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