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How the PII Redaction Readiness Kit gate works
How the PII Redaction Readiness Kit scans 5 sample documents with 10 detectors: an open-high-sensitivity gate forces any document with an unresolved SSN or high-tier finding to DO NOT SHARE, and the library reads worst-not-average — which is how 2 of 5 documents read DO NOT SHARE and the set reads HOLD.
How the gate works
This tool grades a document set for exposed PII before you share it. It reads 5 documents and rolls them into one verdict — the worst, never the average — and then a gate that can only make it worse.
The 5 documents
| Document | Verdict |
|---|---|
| customer-record.txtfix first | DO NOT SHARE1 high-sensitivity open (SSN) · 75% coverage |
| intake-form.txt | DO NOT SHARE1 high-sensitivity open (SSN) · 33% coverage |
| vendor-onboarding.txt | REDACT FIRST3 medium/low open, none high · 25% coverage |
| support-macro.txt | CLEAR2 low findings, both allowed · 100% coverage |
| press-release.txt | CLEARno PII patterns detected |
The verdict bands
One unhandled SSN, card, bank detail, or health marker makes that document DO NOT SHARE regardless of its coverage percentage - and one DO NOT SHARE document holds the entire library at HOLD, whatever the average coverage reads.
In the worked sample it reads HOLD — Two of five documents are clear and one only needs a redaction pass on low-risk fields - but the customer file and the intake form each still have an open SSN. One open high-sensitivity finding is enough to make its document DO NOT SHARE, and library status is the worst document, never the average, so it reads HOLD at 67% average coverage. The one thing to fix first: customer-record.txt - redact the open SSN; one unhandled high-sensitivity finding blocks the whole document regardless of its 75% coverage..
Common questions
Can every document look survivable on the How the PII Redaction Readiness gate works and the company still read HOLD?
Yes. The roll-up takes the worst of 5 documents — never the average — then a worsen-only gate, the Open-high-sensitivity gate, escalates when trouble clusters. In the worked sample it reads HOLD because two of five documents are clear and one only needs a redaction pass on low-risk fields - but the customer file and the intake form each still have an open SSN. One open high-sensitivity finding is enough to make its document DO NOT SHARE, and library status is the worst document, never the average, so it reads HOLD at 67% average coverage.
What is a worsen-only gate?
A dispositive rule that can only lower a verdict, never raise it. One fatal flaw overrides an otherwise-set of survivable lines, because a single disqualifying gap shouldn't hide behind an average of the healthy ones. The tool also names the one thing to fix first — here, "customer-record.txt - redact the open SSN; one unhandled high-sensitivity finding blocks the whole document regardless of its 75% coverage.".
Flags fixed-pattern matches in the text you scan; it does not redact for you and does not guarantee every PII type is caught. Confirm handling rules with your privacy or compliance owner.
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