Redaction Checker
Verify Your PDF Redactions Are Actually Secure
Upload a PDF to check if redacted text is truly removed or just covered with a black box. Fake redactions are a major data leak vector.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A fake redaction is when someone draws a black box over text in a PDF without actually removing the underlying text. The text can still be selected, copied, or extracted with basic tools.
Extremely common. Multiple high-profile legal cases have been compromised by fake redactions, including cases involving government agencies and major law firms.
Purgit analyzes the PDF structure to find text content underneath annotation layers. If text exists below a redaction annotation, it flags the redaction as insecure.
Yes. With a Pro account, Purgit can flatten redaction annotations so the underlying text is permanently removed from the PDF.