Redact API Keys in Screenshots
Safely redact OpenAI tokens, AWS secrets, Stripe live keys, and database passwords before posting screenshots to GitHub issues, Discord support channels, StackOverflow, or Slack.
Common Secrets Leaked in Screenshots
sk-proj-... / sk-live-...Automated scrapers rack up thousands in API compute costs within minutes of public exposure.
AKIA... (Access Key ID)Root account takeover, crypto-mining spin-ups, and unauthorized S3 bucket exfiltration.
sk_live_...Direct access to payment customer lists, refund initiation, and transaction balances.
ghp_... / github_pat_...Private repo cloning, supply-chain package tampering, and GitHub Actions secret theft.
Why Blur Fails Against Depix for Monospace Code
When developers take screenshots of VS Code, iTerm2, or terminal shells, text is rendered in monospaced fonts (like JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, or Menlo) with predictable character widths and spacing.
Gaussian blur and pixelation smooth adjacent pixels using math formulas. The resulting color gradients still preserve partial frequency information about letter shapes.
Tools like Depix compute the exact blur kernel on standard font matrices, matching blurred glyphs with high statistical certainty until secret tokens are recovered.
Bluro Solid Blackout overwrites every pixel in the bounding box with pure RGB (0,0,0). With zero entropy, no mathematical recovery is possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I paste directly from my clipboard?
Yes. Take a screenshot (Cmd+Shift+4 on macOS or Win+Shift+S on Windows) and press Ctrl+V / Cmd+V directly on the workbench.
Are images stored in browser cache?
Images exist solely in JavaScript RAM during your active session. Closing or refreshing the browser tab purges all canvas buffers immediately.