diff --git a/bbot/core/config/models.py b/bbot/core/config/models.py
index 91cb188cdc..f478299ee9 100644
--- a/bbot/core/config/models.py
+++ b/bbot/core/config/models.py
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ class BBOTConfig(BaseModel):
     home: Optional[str] = None
     keep_scans: Optional[int] = None
     status_frequency: Optional[int] = None
+    redact_secrets: Optional[bool] = None
     file_blobs: Optional[bool] = None
     folder_blobs: Optional[bool] = None
     max_mem_percent: Optional[int] = None
diff --git a/bbot/defaults.yml b/bbot/defaults.yml
index 4eed9c9124..117d8e8705 100644
--- a/bbot/defaults.yml
+++ b/bbot/defaults.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ status_frequency: 15
 # that scales linearly from 0s at the threshold up to 5s at threshold+5 (capped at 95%).
 # Last-ditch effort to give the pipeline a chance to drain before OOM.
 max_mem_percent: 90
+# Redact secrets (API keys, tokens, etc.) in the saved preset.yml
+redact_secrets: true
 # Include the raw data of files (i.e. PDFs, web screenshots) as base64 in the event
 file_blobs: false
 # Include the raw data of directories (i.e. git repos) as tar.gz base64 in the event
diff --git a/bbot/scanner/preset/preset.py b/bbot/scanner/preset/preset.py
index fa83af5431..ff9402e32f 100644
--- a/bbot/scanner/preset/preset.py
+++ b/bbot/scanner/preset/preset.py
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ def to_dict(self, include_target=False, full_config=False, redact_secrets=False)
 
         return preset_dict
 
-    def to_yaml(self, include_target=False, full_config=False, sort_keys=False):
+    def to_yaml(self, include_target=False, full_config=False, sort_keys=False, redact_secrets=False):
         """
         Return the preset in the form of a YAML string.
 
@@ -919,6 +919,7 @@ def to_yaml(self, include_target=False, full_config=False, sort_keys=False):
             include_target (bool, optional): If True, include seeds, target, and blacklist in the dictionary
             full_config (bool, optional): If True, include the entire config, not just what's changed from the defaults.
             sort_keys (bool, optional): If True, sort YAML keys alphabetically
+            redact_secrets (bool, optional): If True, redact secret values from the output
 
         Returns:
             str: The preset in the form of a YAML string
@@ -931,7 +932,9 @@ def to_yaml(self, include_target=False, full_config=False, sort_keys=False):
             modules:
             - portscan
         """
-        preset_dict = self.to_dict(include_target=include_target, full_config=full_config)
+        preset_dict = self.to_dict(
+            include_target=include_target, full_config=full_config, redact_secrets=redact_secrets
+        )
         return yaml.dump(preset_dict, sort_keys=sort_keys)
 
     def _is_valid_module(self, module, module_type, name_only=False, raise_error=True):
diff --git a/bbot/scanner/scanner.py b/bbot/scanner/scanner.py
index 5ac6c1a4d8..84eed2dd82 100644
--- a/bbot/scanner/scanner.py
+++ b/bbot/scanner/scanner.py
@@ -360,8 +360,12 @@ async def _prep(self):
             self.dummy_modules.clear()
 
             # save scan preset
+            redact_secrets = self.config.get("redact_secrets", True)
             with open(self.home / "preset.yml", "w") as f:
-                f.write(self.preset.to_yaml())
+                if redact_secrets:
+                    f.write("# Secrets (API keys, tokens, etc.) have been redacted.\n")
+                    f.write('# To include secrets, set "redact_secrets: false" in your preset or BBOT config.\n\n')
+                f.write(self.preset.to_yaml(redact_secrets=redact_secrets))
 
             # log scan overview
             start_msg = f"Scan seeded with {len(self.seeds.event_seeds):,} seed(s)"
diff --git a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_presets.py b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_presets.py
index f5de75bf48..62eb705ef0 100644
--- a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_presets.py
+++ b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_presets.py
@@ -1189,6 +1189,22 @@ async def test_preset_serialization(clean_default_config):
     assert "seeds" not in preset_dict
 
 
+def test_preset_yaml_redacts_secrets():
+    preset = Preset(
+        "evilcorp.com",
+        config={"modules": {"github_org": {"api_key": "ghp_secrettoken123"}}},
+    )
+    preset.validate()
+    preset = preset.bake()
+
+    yaml_plain = preset.to_yaml()
+    assert "ghp_secrettoken123" in yaml_plain
+
+    yaml_redacted = preset.to_yaml(redact_secrets=True)
+    assert "ghp_secrettoken123" not in yaml_redacted
+    assert "api_key" not in yaml_redacted
+
+
 def test_preset_file_targets(tmp_path):
     """Test that file paths in preset target/seeds/blacklist are resolved via PresetPath.