Re: [Discussion] Introducing str_mask() for partial string masking
| From: | mickmackusa | Date: | Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:39:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [Discussion] Introducing str_mask() for partial string masking | ||
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You may like to demonstrate a few existing approaches which are prone to
breakage. 3v4l.org/36DtC
You might like to expose framework implementations and how your proposal
aligns/differs from their implementations.
Points of clarification...
When obfuscating/redacting, sometimes I intentionally avoid a one-to-one
replacement of characters. Might your function somehow offer that
flexibility? stackoverflow.com/questions/43762251
What happens if the number of targeted characters in the input string is
fewer than the range that the offset and length parameters represent? Will
the input string increase in length or stay the same multibyte length?
mickmackusa