Properly evaluate whether data contains sensitive information before applying security measures like redaction. Not all identifiers or structured data require protection - understand the nature and content of the data to make informed security decisions.
For example, group IDs that are random strings (like 66a810bbaa36cf27c75073afb71aeda4b6b1f9d4-422) don’t contain personal information and may not need redaction in test snapshots, while actual user credentials or personal identifiers would require protection.
# Good - Understanding data nature before redaction
'groups': dict({
'test-groupid': dict({ # Random string, not sensitive
'name': '**REDACTED**', # Actual group name may be sensitive
}),
})
Consider the actual content and purpose of data rather than applying blanket security policies to all structured information.
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