diff --git a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/dynamic.go b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/dynamic.go
index b0e1dedf..50b6c0a4 100644
--- a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/dynamic.go
+++ b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/dynamic.go
@@ -350,6 +350,18 @@ func (g *DataGathererDynamic) Fetch() (interface{}, int, error) {
 	return list, len(items), nil
 }
 
+// redactList removes sensitive and superfluous data from the supplied resource list.
+// All resources have superfluous managed-data fields removed.
+// All resources have sensitive labels and annotations removed.
+// Secret and Route are processed as special cases. For these
+// resources there is an allow-list of fields that should be retained.
+// For Secret resources, the `data` is redacted, to prevent private keys or sensitive
+// data being collected; only the tls.crt and ca.crt data keys are retained.
+// For Route resources, only the fields related to CA certificate and policy are retained.
+// TODO(wallrj): A short coming of the current allow-list implementation is that
+// you have to specify absolute fields paths. It is not currently possible to
+// select all metadata with: `{metadata}`. This means that the metadata for
+// Secret and Route has fewer fields than the metadata for all other resources.
 func redactList(list []*api.GatheredResource, excludeAnnotKeys, excludeLabelKeys []*regexp.Regexp) error {
 	for i := range list {
 		if item, ok := list[i].Resource.(*unstructured.Unstructured); ok {
@@ -361,7 +373,7 @@ func redactList(list []*api.GatheredResource, excludeAnnotKeys, excludeLabelKeys
 
 			resource := item
 
-			// Redact item if it is a:
+			// Redact item if it is a Secret or a Route.
 			for _, gvk := range gvks {
 				// secret object
 				if gvk.Kind == "Secret" && (gvk.Group == "core" || gvk.Group == "") {
diff --git a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/fieldfilter.go b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/fieldfilter.go
index ed39acb3..566ab0a2 100644
--- a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/fieldfilter.go
+++ b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/fieldfilter.go
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // SecretSelectedFields is the list of fields sent from Secret objects to the
-// backend
+// backend.
+// The `data` is redacted, to prevent private keys or sensitive data being
+// collected. Only the following none-sensitive keys are retained: tls.crt,
+// ca.crt. These keys are assumed to always contain public TLS certificates.
 var SecretSelectedFields = []FieldPath{
 	{"kind"},
 	{"apiVersion"},
@@ -16,6 +19,9 @@ var SecretSelectedFields = []FieldPath{
 	{"metadata", "ownerReferences"},
 	{"metadata", "selfLink"},
 	{"metadata", "uid"},
+	{"metadata", "creationTimestamp"},
+	{"metadata", "deletionTimestamp"},
+	{"metadata", "resourceVersion"},
 
 	{"type"},
 	{"data", "tls.crt"},
@@ -23,7 +29,16 @@ var SecretSelectedFields = []FieldPath{
 }
 
 // RouteSelectedFields is the list of fields sent from OpenShift Route objects to the
-// backend
+// backend.
+// The Route resource is redacted because it may contain private keys for TLS.
+//
+// TODO(wallrj): Find out if the `.tls.key` field is the only one that may
+// contain sensitive data and if so, that field could be redacted instead
+// selecting everything else, for consistency with Ingress or any of the other
+// resources that are collected. Or alternatively add an comment to explain why
+// for Route, the set of fields is allow-listed while for Ingress, all fields
+// are collected.
+// https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.19/html/network_apis/route-route-openshift-io-v1#spec-tls-3
 var RouteSelectedFields = []FieldPath{
 	{"kind"},
 	{"apiVersion"},
@@ -33,6 +48,9 @@ var RouteSelectedFields = []FieldPath{
 	{"metadata", "ownerReferences"},
 	{"metadata", "selfLink"},
 	{"metadata", "uid"},
+	{"metadata", "creationTimestamp"},
+	{"metadata", "deletionTimestamp"},
+	{"metadata", "resourceVersion"},
 
 	{"spec", "host"},
 	{"spec", "to", "kind"},
diff --git a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/fieldfilter_test.go b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/fieldfilter_test.go
index e5ee1e9c..a76a0365 100644
--- a/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/fieldfilter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/datagatherer/k8s/fieldfilter_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ func TestSelect(t *testing.T) {
 				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
 					"foo": "bar",
 				},
+				"resourceVersion":   "fake-resource-version",
+				"creationTimestamp": "2025-08-15T00:00:01Z",
+				"deletionTimestamp": "2025-08-15T00:00:02Z",
+				// Examples of fields which are dropped
+				"deletionGracePeriodSeconds": 10,
+				"finalizers":                 []string{"example.com/fake-finalizer"},
+				"generation":                 11,
 			},
 			"type": "kubernetes.io/tls",
 			"data": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -47,6 +54,9 @@ func TestSelect(t *testing.T) {
 				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
 					"foo": "bar",
 				},
+				"resourceVersion":   "fake-resource-version",
+				"creationTimestamp": "2025-08-15T00:00:01Z",
+				"deletionTimestamp": "2025-08-15T00:00:02Z",
 			},
 			"type": "kubernetes.io/tls",
 			"data": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -68,6 +78,13 @@ func TestSelect(t *testing.T) {
 				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
 					"foo": "bar",
 				},
+				"resourceVersion":   "fake-resource-version",
+				"creationTimestamp": "2025-08-15T00:00:01Z",
+				"deletionTimestamp": "2025-08-15T00:00:02Z",
+				// Examples of fields which are dropped
+				"deletionGracePeriodSeconds": 10,
+				"finalizers":                 []string{"example.com/fake-finalizer"},
+				"generation":                 11,
 			},
 			"spec": map[string]interface{}{
 				"host": "www.example.com",
@@ -94,6 +111,9 @@ func TestSelect(t *testing.T) {
 					// "Select". "Redact" removes it.
 					"kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration": "secret",
 				},
+				"resourceVersion":   "fake-resource-version",
+				"creationTimestamp": "2025-08-15T00:00:01Z",
+				"deletionTimestamp": "2025-08-15T00:00:02Z",
 			},
 			"spec": map[string]interface{}{
 				"host": "www.example.com",