diff --git a/.jules/sentinel.md b/.jules/sentinel.md
index e795cb9d..67a7cd9c 100644
--- a/.jules/sentinel.md
+++ b/.jules/sentinel.md
@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@
 **Vulnerability:** The document hashing routine in `DefaultDocumentConversionService` processed file streams without enforcing any maximum size limit on the bytes read. An attacker could exploit this by uploading a maliciously large stream (or exploiting a compression bomb if unzipping), exhausting system memory, CPU, or disk space (DoS).
 **Learning:** Checking the declared file size (e.g., `file.getSize()`) in initial validation is not always sufficient if the input stream itself can be spoofed or dynamically expanded during reading. The actual bytes read must be verified against bounds continuously.
 **Prevention:** Always enforce a strict, configurable size limit (e.g., `ConversionProperties.maxUploadSizeBytes`) within the `while` loop that reads from untrusted input streams. Track `totalRead` and throw an exception immediately if the limit is exceeded.
+
+## 2026-07-26 - [PII exposure in audit logging]
+**Vulnerability:** The `approverId` in the `PolicyOverrideRequest` was being logged in plaintext when a blocked file extension was allowed.
+**Learning:** System audit logs were capturing sensitive user identifiers without pseudonimization, violating PII rules.
+**Prevention:** Always hash or fingerprint sensitive identifiers (using a secure hashing algorithm like SHA-256) before appending them to audit log streams.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/clearfolio/viewer/service/DefaultDocumentValidationService.java b/src/main/java/com/clearfolio/viewer/service/DefaultDocumentValidationService.java
index 95e67228..5e2a7c0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/clearfolio/viewer/service/DefaultDocumentValidationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/clearfolio/viewer/service/DefaultDocumentValidationService.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public void validateOrThrow(MultipartFile file, PolicyOverrideRequest overrideRe
             LOGGER.info(
                     "Blocked-format override accepted extension={} approverId={} tokenFingerprint={}",
                     sanitizeForLog(extension),
-                    sanitizeForLog(overrideApproverIdForAudit),
+                    hashApproverId(overrideApproverIdForAudit),
                     tokenFingerprint(overrideTokenForAudit)
             );
         }
@@ -209,6 +209,19 @@ private String tokenFingerprint(String approvalToken) {
         }
     }
 
+    private String hashApproverId(String approverId) {
+        if (approverId == null) {
+            return "null";
+        }
+        try {
+            MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
+            byte[] hashed = digest.digest(approverId.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+            return HEX_FORMAT.formatHex(hashed);
+        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException ex) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("SHA-256 digest unavailable", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
     private String sanitizeForLog(final String value) {
         if (value == null) {
             return "";
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/clearfolio/viewer/service/DefaultDocumentValidationServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/clearfolio/viewer/service/DefaultDocumentValidationServiceTest.java
index 4f27bdcc..1c2ed630 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/clearfolio/viewer/service/DefaultDocumentValidationServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/clearfolio/viewer/service/DefaultDocumentValidationServiceTest.java
@@ -513,6 +513,16 @@ void sanitizeForLogReturnsEmptyWhenInputIsNull() throws Exception {
         assertEquals("", sanitized);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void hashApproverIdReturnsNullStringWhenInputIsNull() throws Exception {
+        ConversionProperties conversionProperties = new ConversionProperties();
+        DefaultDocumentValidationService validationService = new DefaultDocumentValidationService(conversionProperties);
+        Method method = DefaultDocumentValidationService.class.getDeclaredMethod("hashApproverId", String.class);
+        method.setAccessible(true);
+        String hashed = (String) method.invoke(validationService, (String) null);
+        assertEquals("null", hashed);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void sanitizeForLogReplacesTabCharacter() throws Exception {
         ConversionProperties conversionProperties = new ConversionProperties();
@@ -525,6 +535,33 @@ void sanitizeForLogReplacesTabCharacter() throws Exception {
         assertEquals("approver_id", sanitized);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void throwsWhenSha256DigestIsUnavailableForHashApproverId() throws Exception {
+        ConversionProperties conversionProperties = new ConversionProperties();
+        DefaultDocumentValidationService validationService = new DefaultDocumentValidationService(conversionProperties);
+        Method method = DefaultDocumentValidationService.class.getDeclaredMethod("hashApproverId", String.class);
+        method.setAccessible(true);
+
+        synchronized (SECURITY_PROVIDERS_LOCK) {
+            Provider[] providers = Security.getProviders();
+            for (Provider provider : providers) {
+                Security.removeProvider(provider.getName());
+            }
+            try {
+                java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException ex = assertThrows(
+                        java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException.class,
+                        () -> method.invoke(validationService, "approver-1")
+                );
+                assertEquals(IllegalStateException.class, ex.getCause().getClass());
+                assertEquals("SHA-256 digest unavailable", ex.getCause().getMessage());
+            } finally {
+                for (int index = 0; index < providers.length; index++) {
+                    Security.insertProviderAt(providers[index], index + 1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     void throwsWhenSha256DigestIsUnavailableForOverrideAuditFingerprint() {
         ConversionProperties conversionProperties = new ConversionProperties();