Class SyntacticMaskingDetector

Detects payloads hidden in formatting language syntax (Markdown, LaTeX).

Reference: Keuper (2025) — white-on-white or tiny-font LaTeX text in scientific manuscripts survives PDF-to-Markdown conversion.

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BaseDetector
- SyntacticMaskingDetector

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Constructors

constructor

new SyntacticMaskingDetector(): SyntacticMaskingDetector

Returns SyntacticMaskingDetector

Inherited from BaseDetector.constructor

Properties

`Readonly`category

category: TrapCategory = 'content-injection'

Which trap category this detector addresses

`Readonly`id

id: "syntactic-masking" = 'syntactic-masking'

Unique identifier for this detector

`Readonly`name

name: "Syntactic Masking Detector" = 'Syntactic Masking Detector'

Human-readable name

`Protected` `Readonly`trapType

trapType: TrapType = 'syntactic-masking'

Methods

findPatterns

findPatterns(content: string): PatternMatch[]
Parameters
- content: string
Returns PatternMatch[]
Overrides BaseDetector.findPatterns
- Defined in src/detectors/content-injection/syntactic-masking.ts:78

sanitize

sanitize(content: string, threats: Threat[]): string
Return sanitized content with threats neutralized
Parameters
- content: string
- threats: Threat[]
Returns string
Overrides BaseDetector.sanitize
- Defined in src/detectors/content-injection/syntactic-masking.ts:116

scan

scan(content: string, options?: DetectorOptions): DetectorResult
Scan content and return any threats found
Parameters
- content: string
- Optionaloptions: DetectorOptions
Returns DetectorResult
Inherited from BaseDetector.scan
- Defined in src/detectors/base.ts:43

Class SyntacticMaskingDetector

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Constructors

Properties

Methods

Constructors

constructor

Returns SyntacticMaskingDetector

Properties

`Readonly`category

`Readonly`id

`Readonly`name

`Protected` `Readonly`trapType

Methods

findPatterns

Parameters

Returns PatternMatch[]

sanitize

Parameters

Returns string

scan

Parameters

Returns DetectorResult

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Class SyntacticMaskingDetector

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Index

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Constructors

constructor

Returns SyntacticMaskingDetector

Properties

Readonlycategory

Readonlyid

Readonlyname

Protected ReadonlytrapType

Methods

findPatterns

Parameters

Returns PatternMatch[]

sanitize

Parameters

Returns string

scan

Parameters

Returns DetectorResult

Settings

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`Readonly`category

`Readonly`id

`Readonly`name

`Protected` `Readonly`trapType