diff --git a/pkg/llmproxy/util/safe_logging.go b/pkg/llmproxy/util/safe_logging.go
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+// Package util provides logging utilities for secure logging
+package util
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// SensitiveKeyPatterns are keys that should be masked in logs
+var SensitiveKeyPatterns = []string{
+	"password", "token", "secret", "apikey", "api_key",
+	"access_token", "refresh_token", "bearer", "authorization",
+	"credential", "private_key", "client_secret",
+}
+
+// MaskSensitiveData masks sensitive values in maps
+func MaskSensitiveData(data map[string]string) map[string]string {
+	if data == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	
+	result := make(map[string]string, len(data))
+	for k, v := range data {
+		result[k] = MaskValue(k, v)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// MaskValue masks sensitive values based on key name
+func MaskValue(key, value string) string {
+	if value == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	
+	// Check if key is sensitive
+	if IsSensitiveKey(key) {
+		return MaskString(value)
+	}
+	return value
+}
+
+// IsSensitiveKey checks if a key name suggests sensitive data
+func IsSensitiveKey(key string) string {
+	keyLower := strings.ToLower(key)
+	for _, pattern := range SensitiveKeyPatterns {
+		if strings.Contains(keyLower, pattern) {
+			return pattern
+		}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// MaskString masks a value showing first/last 4 chars only
+func MaskString(s string) string {
+	if len(s) <= 8 {
+		return "****"
+	}
+	if len(s) <= 12 {
+		return s[:4] + "****" + s[len(s)-4:]
+	}
+	return s[:6] + "****" + s[len(s)-4:]
+}
+
+// SafeLogField creates a safe log field that masks sensitive data
+type SafeLogField struct {
+	Key   string
+	Value interface{}
+}
+
+// String implements fmt.Stringer
+func (s SafeLogField) String() string {
+	if s.Value == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	
+	// Convert to string
+	var str string
+	switch v := s.Value.(type) {
+	case string:
+		str = v
+	default:
+		str = "****"
+	}
+	
+	if IsSensitiveKey(s.Key) != "" {
+		return s.Key + "=" + MaskString(str)
+	}
+	return s.Key + "=" + str
+}