I'm Muthu - Head of Data Science at Redactable. I'm excited to share a bit about the technology and security behind our platform.
What many don't realize is that traditional redaction methods often leave behind invisible sensitive data in documents. When you place a black box over text in a PDF, the underlying text typically remains intact and can be extracted. Even worse, metadata containing sensitive information stays embedded in the file. This creates significant security vulnerabilities that most organizations aren't equipped to address.
At Redactable, we've built an AI-powered platform that doesn't just mask sensitive information—it completely eliminates it. Our advanced AI models identify personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) and permanently remove both the visible content and the underlying data that conventional tools miss. Unlike many competing solutions that limit document size, Redactable can efficiently process extremely large files—even PDFs exceeding 1,000 pages—without compromising speed or accuracy.
Security is foundational to everything we build. We've developed Redactable following advanced security protocols, including a zero trust architecture via Cloudflare and strong encryption practices. We've adopted a shift-left approach, incorporating security considerations into every stage of design, development, and operations.
For organizations with strict compliance requirements, we tick all the boxes:
We're HIPAA compliant, ensuring sensitive health information is properly secured
All data is encrypted at rest using FIPS 140-2 validated crypto modules with AES 256 encryption
Data in transit is secured using TLS 1.2+
We're SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, which means our infrastructure, software, processes, and operations have undergone rigorous formal review
We run monthly vulnerability scans against all systems to ensure real-time security
All data is stored in US-based private clouds hosted by AWS with multi-zone redundancy
The technical challenge of proper redaction has been overlooked for too long. It's been rewarding to build a solution that finally addresses this gap, allowing legal teams, government agencies, healthcare providers, and financial institutions to confidently handle sensitive documents without compromising security or efficiency.
Happy to dive deeper into any technical aspects you're curious about!
Congrats on the launch! This would be so useful for startups trying to get their first enterprise / business customers that don't want to share PII or sensitive data without a SOC2 in place.
Congrats with launch! I expect that API integration could be a useful thing for your tool too. This will allow large customers to incorporate sensitive info redaction in their existing document processing pipelines.
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Congratulations on the launch! What make me impressed, is how you've identified that metadata and hidden document data are often overlooked for information leakage. The permanent removal approach is genuinely the right solution rather than just visual masking.
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cool! How is the accuracy of AI in identifying sensitive information?
Redactable's AI-driven approach to permanently redacting sensitive data is a breakthrough for compliance-heavy sectors! The 98% time savings and permanent removal effectively address critical pain points. Will you store removed sensitive information? Can I recover it?
Redactable
Hey Product Hunt community!
I'm Muthu - Head of Data Science at Redactable. I'm excited to share a bit about the technology and security behind our platform.
What many don't realize is that traditional redaction methods often leave behind invisible sensitive data in documents. When you place a black box over text in a PDF, the underlying text typically remains intact and can be extracted. Even worse, metadata containing sensitive information stays embedded in the file. This creates significant security vulnerabilities that most organizations aren't equipped to address.
At Redactable, we've built an AI-powered platform that doesn't just mask sensitive information—it completely eliminates it. Our advanced AI models identify personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) and permanently remove both the visible content and the underlying data that conventional tools miss. Unlike many competing solutions that limit document size, Redactable can efficiently process extremely large files—even PDFs exceeding 1,000 pages—without compromising speed or accuracy.
Security is foundational to everything we build. We've developed Redactable following advanced security protocols, including a zero trust architecture via Cloudflare and strong encryption practices. We've adopted a shift-left approach, incorporating security considerations into every stage of design, development, and operations.
For organizations with strict compliance requirements, we tick all the boxes:
We're HIPAA compliant, ensuring sensitive health information is properly secured
All data is encrypted at rest using FIPS 140-2 validated crypto modules with AES 256 encryption
Data in transit is secured using TLS 1.2+
We're SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, which means our infrastructure, software, processes, and operations have undergone rigorous formal review
We run monthly vulnerability scans against all systems to ensure real-time security
All data is stored in US-based private clouds hosted by AWS with multi-zone redundancy
The technical challenge of proper redaction has been overlooked for too long. It's been rewarding to build a solution that finally addresses this gap, allowing legal teams, government agencies, healthcare providers, and financial institutions to confidently handle sensitive documents without compromising security or efficiency.
Happy to dive deeper into any technical aspects you're curious about!
Tyce
Congrats on the launch! This would be so useful for startups trying to get their first enterprise / business customers that don't want to share PII or sensitive data without a SOC2 in place.
Redactable
@lylia_djaitpaulien Thank you!! And that's exactly right :)
Congrats with launch!
I expect that API integration could be a useful thing for your tool too. This will allow large customers to incorporate sensitive info redaction in their existing document processing pipelines.
Redactable
@slvnch Thank you! 🌟
Excellent point about integration capabilities for larger customers. We appreciate suggestions that help shape the product!
Cloodot
I checked ur website.. that testimonial forward and backwards button not working ..
Im using brave browser
Congratulations on the launch! What make me impressed, is how you've identified that metadata and hidden document data are often overlooked for information leakage. The permanent removal approach is genuinely the right solution rather than just visual masking.
cool! How is the accuracy of AI in identifying sensitive information?
Redactable
@evakk Thank you! AI automations show more than 90% accuracy
Redactable
Manna
Redactable's AI-driven approach to permanently redacting sensitive data is a breakthrough for compliance-heavy sectors! The 98% time savings and permanent removal effectively address critical pain points. Will you store removed sensitive information? Can I recover it?
Redactable
@desmond_ren1 redacted information is permanently removed from the document, and can't be restored 🛡️
Redactable
@desmond_ren1 Hi Desmond, I appreciate your comment! The user decides the retention policy, and we are SOC 2 type 2 and HIPAA compliant.