Secret leakage
Accidental exposure of credentials, keys, tokens, or internal values.
What Secret leakage does not show
Redaction at display time does not remove secrets already sent to a provider or log.
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Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.
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Questions about Secret leakage
What is Secret leakage?
Accidental exposure of credentials, keys, tokens, or internal values.
What does Secret leakage not show or guarantee?
Redaction at display time does not remove secrets already sent to a provider or log.
Which area of the glossary does Secret leakage belong to?
Security and privacy: Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.
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