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aragossyesterday at 7:23 PM1 replyview on HN

Thanks!

UUIDs: By default—no. Since UUIDs are Hex (limited charset 0-f), they have lower entropy than Base64 secrets. The threshold is tuned to sit safely above UUIDs but below API keys.

Naming: You are totally right. Currently, it focuses on "high-entropy PII" (passwords, auth tokens, session IDs) rather than names or SSNs. "Secrets Shield" might have been more precise, but naming is hard :)


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hangonhnyesterday at 7:45 PM

So depending on the context UUID can be PII. Is this something we can customize or adjust?

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