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Ledebe Protector

Ledebe Protector

Ledebe

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Protect sensitive data in VS Code by detecting and masking PII (emails, phone numbers, API keys, SSNs, credit cards, and custom terms) before sharing, copying, or sending text to AI tools.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Ledebe Protector

Ledebe Protector helps you remove sensitive information from text inside VS Code before you share it, paste it into tickets, or send it to AI tools.

Current feature

  • Highlight text in the editor
  • Run Ledebe: Protect Selected Text
  • Emails are replaced with tokens like [LDB_EMAIL_1]
  • Phone numbers are replaced with tokens like [LDB_PHONE_1]

How to use

  1. Select text in any open file.
  2. Open the Command Palette.
  3. Run Ledebe: Protect Selected Text.
  4. The selected text will be replaced with a protected version.

Example

Before:

Contact Jane at jane@example.com or +1 415 555 0188

After:

Contact Jane at [LDB_EMAIL_1] or [LDB_PHONE_1]

Planned next steps

  • Add support for names, secrets, and custom terms
  • Add right-click editor menu support
  • Add restore/reveal mode for protected values
  • Add protection before sending text to AI tools
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