Description
Choose display text using an explicit case-redaction switch.
Forensic records distinguish exhibit identity, container links, declared conclusions, timestamp resolution and measurement bases. A matching seal string or recorded certificate is not authentication or proof of custody. Redacted display text and salt-version labels also do not by themselves establish sufficient de-identification or lawful disclosure.
Choose display text using an explicit case-redaction switch.
When to use this tool
Use Forensic Case Redaction Marker when checking the stated exhibit record, measurement, time or display-policy convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter caseText, redact, replacement. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read displayText. Use the output convention below.
When redact=true, require nonempty replacement and return it; otherwise return caseText unchanged.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| caseText | Case Text | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| redact | Chooses returned display text only; source records and disclosure rights are not changed. | Required. Boolean. |
| replacement | Replacement | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| displayText | Display Text | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"caseText": "CASE-123",
"redact": true,
"replacement": "[redacted]"
},
"output": {
"displayText": "[redacted]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Only the returned display text changes; no source records are erased and the flag does not establish sufficient de-identification, disclosure authority or legal compliance.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review verified original evidence and custody records using qualified forensic and legal assessment for actual interpretation, disclosure and evidential decisions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Deidentified Case Linkage Salt Label
Label a supplied case-linkage procedure and salt version.
- Case Exhibit Access Purpose Code
Record a supplied access-purpose code for a case exhibit.