OBSERVATORY_PSEUDONYMIZATION_KEY

Definition

A 32-byte key, written as 64 hexadecimal characters and required when ANONYMIZE: true. Without ANONYMIZE: true the key is ignored. OBSERVATORY_PSEUDONYMIZATION_KEY_FILE reads it from a file.

Check both parts of the configuration

Providing a key and enabling anonymization are separate decisions. Enable it in the configuration's settings block:

settings:
  ANONYMIZE: true

Provide OBSERVATORY_PSEUDONYMIZATION_KEY as 64 hexadecimal characters, representing 32 bytes, or supply its file through OBSERVATORY_PSEUDONYMIZATION_KEY_FILE. A 32-character text string is not a 32-byte key in the documented hexadecimal representation.

Verify the intended mode

If ANONYMIZE is absent or false, setting an environment key does not enable anonymization. Check the configuration before running, then inspect the output. A configured environment variable alone does not prove that names were replaced. Keep the key outside the shared example configuration.