What is the difference between redaction, tokenization, and encryption in TeraDact's product suite?

Method

What It Does

Best For

Redaction

Permanently destroys sensitive content from the file. The original data is gone and cannot be recovered.

Data protection, public release requests (FOIA/FOI), safe document sharing, and litigation production

Pseudonymization

Replaces sensitive values with format-preserving tokens. The original can be restored with an authorized key.

Structured databases, analytics pipelines, internal data sharing where re-identification may be needed

Encryption

Encodes the entire file or dataset so only authorized parties with the key can access it.

Secure storage, transmission, and access-controlled sharing of sensitive data