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Of course, in the case of credit card numbers valid input would always be 16
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decimal digits.
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#### Output Limitations
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After transformation and formatting by the template, the value is an encrypted
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version of the input with the format preserved. However, the value itself may
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be *invalid* with respect to other standards. For example the output credit card
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number may not validate (it likely won't create a valid check digit).
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So one must consider when the outputs are stored whether validation in storage
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may reject them.
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### Masking
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Masking performs replacement of matched characters on the input value with a

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