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API token (xaat-)

xaat- + a lowercase-hex UUID (41 in all); placeholders and bare UUIDs are not claimed.

Axiom
Detectors: axiom-token
Run 2026-10-07
Mode published · redact-secret 0.1.0-beta.14

Dossier verdictReady
Dossier evidence levelT1 · Provider-documented
Dossier researched2026-09-29

Beta.12 arrival family axiom-token (#528, product redact-secret#1035), contract in benchmarks/lib/beta8/528j.ts from the #1014 handoff axiom.md. T1 (SDK runtime check R6; docs example plus SDK fixtures R5); a structure-only issuance check is recommended. Neither pinned scanner has an Axiom rule. Since the 4fb7882 re-pin the product detector is in the pinned registry, so the row maps to it.

New pipelineAuthority

Built from the new pipeline

The new pipeline is the authority for credential qualification. These numbers are read from the qualification view derived from the official credential-eval run of the public-evidence-snapshot population. The regression and policy populations keep their own counts on the qualification pages and are not added in here.

Authority: new
Population: public-evidence-snapshot
Engine: credential-eval 0.1.0-alpha.16
Evidence: snapshot-2026.10.06.4
Run: sha256:4bec6e539482…
Recorded: 2026-10-07
Authorised for: @redact-secret/core@0.1.0-beta.14

Maintainer-reviewed (independent review pending)

598 fixtures of the 7,041 in evidence release snapshot-2026.10.06.4 carry this label. They are counted in the numbers on this page.

Passed the project’s own verification (source evidence, automated checks, recorded counter-arguments); not yet independently reviewed.

OpenRedaction default (all patterns): not measured in this run (optional)

The default (all-pattern) profile is slow and noisy for credential evaluation: personal data and resource identifiers dominate its findings, and its last official measurement took 7 minutes of scanner time on a population the credential profile scans in seconds (its methods run takes 40+ minutes), so it is a manual measurement and never blocks other scanners or core verification (#763). Its earlier results stay as history with their run identity; the credential profile is a separate scanner, never spliced with it.

Last measurement: policy-corpus@linux-x64 (configuration sha256:2451ce7bf380), public-evidence-snapshot+methods@linux-x64 (configuration sha256:d47d081ce5fb), public-evidence-snapshot@linux-x64 (configuration sha256:2451ce7bf380), regression-corpus@linux-x64 (configuration sha256:2451ce7bf380) · engine 0.1.0-alpha.5 · recorded 2026-10-05 · retained record, no longer listed by the run registry. It stays labelled with that run identity and is never combined with another profile or another run.

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OpenRedaction credential profile (33 types): not measured in an official run (local exploratory diagnostics only: see ADR)

The credential profile is the comparison profile chosen in docs/decisions/2026-10-06-choose-the-openredaction-credential-bearing-profile-as-the-comparison-scanner.md. It is optional in the official run class because no pinned engine configuration measures it yet: making it required would refuse every official view until the owner approves the one profile-only run. Its own history starts with that run; nothing of the default's is reused for it.

No earlier measurement of it is recorded. Nothing is shown in its place.

Official measurement: pending: requires owner approval (one profile-only run; see the decision).

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Every population and its qualification

Research record

From credential-evidence snapshot-2026.10.06.4 · records at 77ce761 · schema 1.8.0. It describes the research on the format, not what any scanner or the product does, and not a support status.

Review stateDraft, not reviewed
Format revision1 · current
ResearchResearched
Researched2026-09-29

3 events in the review history: 2 observed, 1 reviewed. Latest: observed on 2026-09-29 by automation, project maintainer. Project-maintained review is not independent validation. The family record at this release.

Format

Provider format research from credential-evidence snapshot-2026.10.06.4 · records at 77ce761 · schema 1.8.0.

What it looks like

Descriptive pattern: ^xaat-[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$

Parts are shown as recorded. Evidence classes belong to the facts below; no class is assigned to a part.

Format facts

Provider documented · provider-source · current · observed 2026-09-29
axiomhq/axiom-go internal/config/token.go (ae983c9, 2023-09-19): IsAPIToken is strings.HasPrefix(token, "xaat-"); the Axiom docs response example has a lowercase-hex UUID body and the SDK fixtures use the UUID layout; re-checked 2026-09-29: xaat- + a lowercase-hex UUID (8-4-4-4-12), 41 in all
- axiomhq/axiom-go @ ae983c9447003f74f00e55a2ca64ea119b558fb8: internal/config/token.goprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports xaat- + a lowercase-hex UUID (8-4-4-4-12), 41 in all · #L7-L18
Provider documented · field-prefix · current · observed 2026-09-29
prefix: xaat- (API token)
- axiom.co/docs/llms-full.txtprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports prefix: xaat- (API token)
- axiomhq/axiom-go @ ae983c9447003f74f00e55a2ca64ea119b558fb8: internal/config/token.goprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports strings.HasPrefix; IsValidToken accepts only xaat- and xapt- · #L7-L18
- github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret/issues/860issue-or-discussion · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports R6: a runtime startsWith check fixes the prefix · #issuecomment-5871306275
Provider documented · field-body · current · observed 2026-09-29
body: a 36-byte UUID layout, 8-4-4-4-12 with -, lowercase hex; 41 in all (One real-shaped docs example; the handoff recommends a structure-only issuance check. An uppercase or non-UUID body is an accepted false negative, so an uppercase-hex twin is a one-property twin.)
- axiom.co/docs/llms-full.txtprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports one "token": "xaat-…" response example with a lowercase-hex UUID body
- axiomhq/axiom-go @ ae983c9447003f74f00e55a2ca64ea119b558fb8: axiom/client_test.goprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports fixtures in the xa?t- + UUID layout (placeholder bytes)
- github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret/issues/860issue-or-discussion · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports R5 · #issuecomment-5871306275
Unresolved · field-boundary · current · observed 2026-09-29
boundary: a token glued to an identifier on either side ([A-Za-z0-9_-]) is not claimed (Handoff boundary decision, not a provider statement.)
- redact-secret/redact-secret @ 4f220ea000b58fa2e0e431ad88dea4eccb393fb0: docs/audits/evidence/1014/axiom.mdprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports implementation notes
Provider documented · field-placeholders · current · observed 2026-09-29
placeholders: xaat-your-api-token and x-filled docs placeholders do not follow the UUID layout (Benign controls.)
- redact-secret/redact-secret @ 4f220ea000b58fa2e0e431ad88dea4eccb393fb0: docs/audits/evidence/1014/axiom.mdprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports why an issuance check is still recommended; excluded shapes
Tool corroborated · field-peer-lag · current · observed 2026-09-29
peer-lag: no Axiom rule in trufflehog 3.97.4 or gitleaks 8.30.1: both lag on every positive
- gitleaks/gitleaks @ v8.30.1: config/gitleaks.tomlscanner-rule-source · last read 2026-10-04 · latest outcome read · supports no axiom rule
- trufflesecurity/trufflehog @ v3.97.4: pkg/detectorsscanner-rule-source · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports no axiom detector directory at the pinned version
Provider documented · field-transport · current · observed 2026-09-29
transport: AXIOM_TOKEN; a Vector or Fluent Bit sink token field; Authorization: Bearer for OpenTelemetry export; the service-account password field
- axiom.co/docs/llms-full.txtprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports transport: AXIOM_TOKEN; a Vector or Fluent Bit sink token field; Authorization: Bearer for OpenTelemetry export; the service-account password field
- redact-secret/redact-secret @ 4f220ea000b58fa2e0e431ad88dea4eccb393fb0: docs/audits/evidence/1014/axiom.mdprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports test axes
Unresolved · listed-references · current · observed 2026-09-29
The legacy contract lists 10 references without stating which property each supports.
- axiom.co/docs/llms-full.txtprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
- axiomhq/axiom-go @ ae983c9447003f74f00e55a2ca64ea119b558fb8: internal/config/token.goprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract · #L7-L18
- axiomhq/axiom-go @ ae983c9447003f74f00e55a2ca64ea119b558fb8: axiom/client_test.goprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
- redact-secret/redact-secret @ 4f220ea000b58fa2e0e431ad88dea4eccb393fb0: docs/audits/evidence/1014/README.mdprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
- redact-secret/redact-secret @ 4f220ea000b58fa2e0e431ad88dea4eccb393fb0: docs/audits/evidence/1014/axiom.mdprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
- github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret/issues/1014issue-or-discussion · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract · #issuecomment-5900447540
- github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret/issues/1014issue-or-discussion · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
- github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret/issues/1035issue-or-discussion · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
- github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret/issues/860issue-or-discussion · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract · #issuecomment-5871306275
- github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret-benchmarks/issues/528issue-or-discussion · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
Provider documented · dossier-research · current · observed 2026-09-29
Legacy dossier research (verdict ready, tier T1) cited 3 sources; the dossier does not attribute sources to individual properties.
- axiom.co/docs/llms-full.txtprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Cited by the legacy dossier research for this family
- axiomhq/axiom-go @ ae983c9447003f74f00e55a2ca64ea119b558fb8: internal/config/token.goprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Cited by the legacy dossier research for this family · #L7-L18
- redact-secret/redact-secret @ 378581770a87751d72e27529796c4f790649fd00: docs/audits/evidence/1014/axiom.mdproject-research-note · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Final research evidence recorded by the legacy dossier
Provider documented · taxonomy-sources · current · observed 2026-09-29
The legacy taxonomy lists 2 sources for this family. The taxonomy records no date; the dossier researchedAt is used as the observed-at date.
- axiomhq/axiom-go @ ae983c9447003f74f00e55a2ca64ea119b558fb8: internal/config/token.goprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a source for this family in the legacy taxonomy · #L7-L18
- redact-secret/redact-secret @ 4f220ea000b58fa2e0e431ad88dea4eccb393fb0: docs/audits/evidence/1014/axiom.mdprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-29 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a source for this family in the legacy taxonomy

Open questions

No open question is recorded for this revision.

Benchmark dossier notes

From the provider dossier, as written. The evidence level above says how well the format is backed; a fact the dossier does not record is not shown.

Shape: xaat- + a lowercase-hex UUID, 8-4-4-4-12 (41 in all).
Basis: prefix T1 under R6 (the SDK runtime check); layout and lowercase hex T1 under R5 (one docs response example plus the SDK fixtures).
Issuance: recommended (structure only): one basic, one advanced and one personal token would confirm the layout and case; it does not block the contract.
Contract in core: detector-families.md (row on main; the Beta.12 detector, redact-secret#1035, merged in redact-secret#1039 and is unreleased).

In this benchmark

Fixture rows on the current run. Counts are for redact-secret in published · redact-secret 0.1.0-beta.14 mode.

Fixtures: 37
Left readable: 0
Redacted too much: 0
False alarms: 0

37 fixtures: 16 expect a redaction, 21 must stay quiet. See every row

redact-secret fixture counts by evidence level
Evidence level	Fixtures	Left readable	Too much	False alarms
T1Provider-documented	16	0	0	0
T2Tool-corroborated	13	0	0	0
T3Project policy	8	0	0	0

Every scanner on the same fixtures

In run order. Counts are what each scanner recorded on this family's fixtures, whichever rules it has; a scanner with no rule for the family has nothing to report on it.

Counts per scanner on this family's fixtures
Scanner	Fixtures	Left readable	Too much
flare-redactRuntime library · 1.6.1 · Published npm package · secrets-only (pii, generic_assignment disabled) · JavaScript engineNo rule maps to it	37	13	3
gitleaksRepository scanner · 8.30.1 · Directory scan · default rulesNo rule maps to it	37	8	0
redact-secretProduct measured here · 0.1.0-beta.14 · Published npm package · default detectors1 detector mapped	37	0	0
trufflehogRepository scanner · 3.97.4 · Filesystem scan · verification disabledNo rule maps to it	37	16	0

Looks like it, but isn't

Values the dossier records as resembling this credential without being one.

Collisions: a bare UUID and xaat-your-api-token placeholders are unclaimed; the prefix is load-bearing.

Scanner rules for this family

Mapped by hand (reviewed 2026-09-30) from each scanner's pinned rule file, never from what a scanner found on the fixtures.

No peer rule maps to this family

None of the reviewed peer scanners has a rule that can match a credential of this family.

None mapped

Find

Evidence level

Scanners

37 of 37 rows

Fixtures in this family

37 rows, redact-secret's outcome on each. Rows that need a look come first (0), then the rest in corpus order. Choose "Every scanner" to see each scanner's outcome for the same rows.

Fixtures in API token (xaat-)
Fixture	Kind and evidence	redact-secret
`axiom-token-bare-prose`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-bearer-header`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-chat-paste`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-dotenv`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-export`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-fluent-bit-output`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-grafana-password`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-json-api-key`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-json-token`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-key-shape-bare`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-key-shape-quoted`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-key-shape-unicode-crlf`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-otel-env-bearer`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-sdk-kwarg`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-vector-sink`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-x-api-key-header`axiom · documented-format-literal	Must redactT1 · Provider-documented	Redacted
`axiom-token-bare-uuid-public-id`axiom · public-identifier	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated	Quiet
`axiom-token-env-reference-reference`axiom · templated-reference	Must not flagT3 · Project policy	Quiet
`axiom-token-label-prose`axiom · benign-lookalike	Must not flagT3 · Project policy	Quiet
`axiom-token-leading-glue-twin`axiom · boundary-violation	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin	Quiet
`axiom-token-long-last-group-twin`axiom · wrong-length	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin	Quiet
`axiom-token-mask`axiom · benign-lookalike	Must not flagT3 · Project policy	Quiet
`axiom-token-non-hex-letter-twin`axiom · wrong-alphabet	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin	Quiet
`axiom-token-org-and-dataset-public-id`axiom · public-identifier	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated	Quiet
`axiom-token-prefix-only`axiom · benign-lookalike	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated	Quiet
`axiom-token-reference`axiom · benign-lookalike	Must not flagT3 · Project policy	Quiet
`axiom-token-short-body`axiom · benign-lookalike	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated	Quiet
`axiom-token-short-first-group-twin`axiom · wrong-length	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin	Quiet
`axiom-token-token-guidance-prose`axiom · prose-mention	Must not flagT3 · Project policy	Quiet
`axiom-token-trailing-underscore-twin`axiom · boundary-violation	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin	Quiet
`axiom-token-truncated-near-miss`axiom · format-near-miss	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated	Quiet
`axiom-token-underscore-separator-twin`axiom · prefix-near-miss	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin	Quiet
`axiom-token-unknown-prefix-twin`axiom · prefix-near-miss	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin	Quiet
`axiom-token-uppercase-hex-byte-twin`axiom · wrong-alphabet	Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin	Quiet
`axiom-token-vector-env-interpolation-reference`axiom · templated-reference	Must not flagT3 · Project policy	Quiet
`axiom-token-x-filled-placeholder`axiom · documentation-placeholder	Must not flagT3 · Project policy	Quiet
`axiom-token-your-api-token-placeholder`axiom · documentation-placeholder	Must not flagT3 · Project policy	Quiet

Sources

Researched 2026-09-29.

Documentation and code

github.com/axiomhq/axiom-go/blob/ae983c9447003f74f00e55a2ca64ea119b558fb8/internal/config/token.go#L7-L18
github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret/blob/4f220ea000b58fa2e0e431ad88dea4eccb393fb0/docs/audits/evidence/1014/axiom.md
axiom.co/docs/llms-full.txt

Research log

redact-secret/redact-secret#1014Research issue
redact-secret/redact-secret#1035Research issue
redact-secret/redact-secret#1039Research issue
redact-secret/redact-secret-benchmarks#528Research issue
Final evidence, pinned to a commit/redact-secret/redact-secret/blob/378581770a87751d72e27529796c4f790649fd00/docs/audits/evidence/1014/axiom.md

Other Axiom families

Personal access token (xapt-)