diff --git a/cdc-service/src/main/java/com/xtrmetl/cdc/service/ReplicationSlotProbe.java b/cdc-service/src/main/java/com/xtrmetl/cdc/service/ReplicationSlotProbe.java
index aeaf28da..93799163 100644
--- a/cdc-service/src/main/java/com/xtrmetl/cdc/service/ReplicationSlotProbe.java
+++ b/cdc-service/src/main/java/com/xtrmetl/cdc/service/ReplicationSlotProbe.java
@@ -45,15 +45,31 @@ ELSE pg_wal_lsn_diff(pg_current_wal_lsn(), confirmed_flush_lsn)
 
     private final JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an operator probe backed by the primary PostgreSQL datasource.
+     *
+     * @param jdbcTemplate datasource client used to read replication-slot state
+     */
     public ReplicationSlotProbe(JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate) {
         this.jdbcTemplate = jdbcTemplate;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reads the slot selected by {@code CDC_SLOT_NAME}, or the default slot when unset.
+     *
+     * @return finite operator status that never exposes database diagnostics
+     */
     public Map<String, Object> probeConfiguredSlot() {
         String slotName = EnvUtils.getEnv("CDC_SLOT_NAME", "xtrmetl_slot");
         return probeSlot(slotName);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reads one logical replication slot and converts database failures into stable status data.
+     *
+     * @param slotName PostgreSQL replication-slot identifier to inspect
+     * @return slot state, not-found state, or a confidential fail-open classification
+     */
     public Map<String, Object> probeSlot(String slotName) {
         Map<String, Object> result = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         result.put("slotName", slotName);
@@ -78,11 +94,12 @@ public Map<String, Object> probeSlot(String slotName) {
             result.put("flushLagBytes", toLong(row.get("flush_lag_bytes")));
             return result;
         } catch (DataAccessException e) {
-            log.debug("Replication slot probe failed for {}: {}", slotName, e.toString());
+            log.debug("Replication slot probe query failed with classification {}",
+                    e.getClass().getSimpleName());
             result.put("available", false);
             result.put("found", false);
             result.put("error", "query_failed");
-            result.put("message", safeMessage(e));
+            result.put("message", "Replication slot state unavailable");
             return result;
         }
     }
@@ -101,15 +118,4 @@ private static Long toLong(@Nullable Object value) {
             return null;
         }
     }
-
-    private static String safeMessage(DataAccessException e) {
-        String msg = e.getMostSpecificCause() != null
-                ? e.getMostSpecificCause().getMessage()
-                : e.getMessage();
-        if (msg == null || msg.isBlank()) {
-            return e.getClass().getSimpleName();
-        }
-        // Avoid leaking connection strings if drivers embed them.
-        return msg.length() > 200 ? msg.substring(0, 200) + "…" : msg;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/cdc-service/src/test/java/com/xtrmetl/cdc/service/ReplicationSlotProbeConfidentialityTest.java b/cdc-service/src/test/java/com/xtrmetl/cdc/service/ReplicationSlotProbeConfidentialityTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bff321fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdc-service/src/test/java/com/xtrmetl/cdc/service/ReplicationSlotProbeConfidentialityTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package com.xtrmetl.cdc.service;
+
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.Level;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.system.CapturedOutput;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.system.OutputCaptureExtension;
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessResourceFailureException;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertInstanceOf;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+/**
+ * Verifies that operator replication-slot failures keep database diagnostics confidential.
+ */
+@ExtendWith(OutputCaptureExtension.class)
+class ReplicationSlotProbeConfidentialityTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void failureResponseAndOrdinaryLogsExcludeDriverConnectionDiagnostics(CapturedOutput output) {
+        Logger probeLogger = assertInstanceOf(
+                Logger.class,
+                LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReplicationSlotProbe.class)
+        );
+        Level previous = probeLogger.getLevel();
+        // Classification is emitted at DEBUG; INFO-only capture would make secrecy asserts vacuous.
+        probeLogger.setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
+        try {
+            JdbcTemplate jdbc = mock(JdbcTemplate.class);
+            String sensitiveDriverMessage =
+                    "jdbc:postgresql://db.internal:5432/prod?user=admin&password=super-secret";
+            when(jdbc.queryForList(anyString(), eq("xtrmetl_slot")))
+                    .thenThrow(new DataAccessResourceFailureException(sensitiveDriverMessage));
+
+            Map<String, Object> result = new ReplicationSlotProbe(jdbc).probeSlot("xtrmetl_slot");
+
+            assertFalse((Boolean) result.get("available"));
+            assertEquals("query_failed", result.get("error"));
+            assertEquals("Replication slot state unavailable", result.get("message"));
+            assertFalse(result.toString().contains("super-secret"));
+            assertFalse(result.toString().contains("jdbc:postgresql://"));
+            String logs = output.getOut() + output.getErr();
+            assertTrue(logs.contains("DataAccessResourceFailureException"));
+            assertFalse(logs.contains("super-secret"));
+            assertFalse(logs.contains("jdbc:postgresql://"));
+        } finally {
+            probeLogger.setLevel(previous);
+        }
+    }
+}