Redact military records without uploading them.
A DD-214 is one of the most requested proofs a veteran has, and older copies print a full Social Security number right on the face of it. When you send one for a job, a benefit, or a loan, that number does not need to go with it. KeptPDF removes what you choose and permanently destroys the text, all in your browser. The record never leaves your device. Review the result before you send it.
A box over the SSN still leaves it on the record.
Most tools redact by drawing a rectangle. On a DD-214 that means the Social Security number, the place and date of birth, and the other personal fields stay in the file underneath, recoverable by moving the box or copying the text. For a document veterans share this often, that is a number left in the open.
Real redaction destroys the digits on the record, so a covered SSN cannot be brought back.
KeptPDF flattens each redacted page so nothing survives under the box, and it works in your browser, so the full record is never uploaded to a server. You can verify it yourself in the network tab.
A filled rectangle just sits on top of the text. Move it, switch viewers, or copy the page, and the hidden content is back.
The page is flattened to an image, so the text underneath is destroyed. There is nothing left to uncover.
What a service record prints
Auto-detect surfaces the identifiers on the form, so a copy you hand out shows the service, not the Social Security number.
Social Security number
The SSN on the face of a DD-214, including the full number on older copies, is flagged for your review.
Date and place of birth
The birth date and place of birth printed on the record are surfaced so a shared copy does not carry them.
Service and ID numbers
Service numbers and other identifiers on the form are detected as the structured data they are.
Scanned and photocopied records
A DD-214 is almost always a scan. KeptPDF runs OCR first, so it can find and remove text printed inside the image.
How to redact a DD-214 or service record
Three steps, entirely on your device. Permanent, verifiable, no upload.
Open your record
Drop your file onto the page or pick it from your device. It loads into your browser, and nothing is sent anywhere.
Mark what to redact
Auto-detect finds names, dates, Social Security numbers, account numbers, and more. Draw boxes over anything else you want gone.
Download the clean copy
Save it. The marked content is permanently gone: the page is flattened to an image, not hidden behind a box. Give the result a quick review before you share it.
Permanent removal, nothing uploaded.
True text destruction
Each redacted page is flattened to an image, so the text layer is gone, not just covered with a shape. Content under a redaction box cannot be copied, selected, or recovered. Review the result before you share it.
Auto-detect the obvious stuff
One pass finds names, dates, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, addresses, and emails across the whole record, so you are not hunting for each one by hand.
Never uploaded
There is no upload step. The record is processed entirely in your browser, so the original is never part of a network request and never sits on anyone else's server.
Redaction certificate (Pro)
Pro adds a signed PDF and JSON audit record listing every redacted span, category, and page, which is handy for productions and compliance files. Anyone you send it to can re-check the fingerprint in their own browser, with nothing uploaded.
When the service is the proof, not the SSN
Veterans applying for jobs, benefits, home loans, and education, plus the offices and attorneys that handle the paperwork.