# Field Redaction

> A technique for removing or masking sensitive fields before data is logged, exported or displayed.

Record: `lexicon:field-redaction`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-field-redaction

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Authorization Tests](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/authorization-tests.md) and before [Purpose Binding](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/purpose-binding.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Refactors

- [Personal Data Oversharing](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/personal-data-oversharing.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)