diff --git a/src/services/override-merger.ts b/src/services/override-merger.ts
index 53a91cd..5bc4e25 100644
--- a/src/services/override-merger.ts
+++ b/src/services/override-merger.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ const GRANDCHILD_OVERRIDE_MAP: Partial<Record<ResourceType, {
   [ResourceType.ApiOperationPolicy]: { parentSection: 'apis', childKey: 'operations', grandchildKey: 'policies' },
 };
 
+/**
+ * Check whether a named value has an explicit override entry.
+ * Uses case-insensitive matching to align with override-merger behavior.
+ */
+export function hasNamedValueOverride(name: string, overrides?: OverrideConfig): boolean {
+  if (!overrides?.namedValues) return false;
+  const lowerName = name.toLowerCase();
+  return Object.keys(overrides.namedValues).some(
+    (key) => key.toLowerCase() === lowerName
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Apply environment overrides from OverrideConfig to a resource JSON payload.
  * Deep-merges matching override properties using case-insensitive key matching.
diff --git a/src/services/publish-service.ts b/src/services/publish-service.ts
index 121d563..ed9604c 100644
--- a/src/services/publish-service.ts
+++ b/src/services/publish-service.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { generateDryRunReport, DryRunReport } from './dry-run-reporter.js';
 import { computeDeleteActions } from './delete-unmatched-service.js';
 import { computeGitDiff } from './git-diff-service.js';
 import { scanForRedactionMarkers } from './secret-redaction-guard.js';
+import { hasNamedValueOverride } from './override-merger.js';
 import { REDACTION_MARKER } from './secret-redactor.js';
 
 /**
@@ -446,18 +447,6 @@ function splitNamedValues(
   return { namedValues, otherTier1 };
 }
 
-/**
- * Check whether a named value has an explicit override entry.
- * Uses case-insensitive matching to align with override-merger behavior.
- */
-function hasNamedValueOverride(name: string, overrides?: OverrideConfig): boolean {
-  if (!overrides?.namedValues) return false;
-  const lowerName = name.toLowerCase();
-  return Object.keys(overrides.namedValues).some(
-    (key) => key.toLowerCase() === lowerName
-  );
-}
-
 /**
  * Separates Backend descriptors that are pool backends (properties.type === "Pool")
  * from all other descriptors in the supplied list.
diff --git a/src/services/secret-redaction-guard.ts b/src/services/secret-redaction-guard.ts
index cad1351..ba1a844 100644
--- a/src/services/secret-redaction-guard.ts
+++ b/src/services/secret-redaction-guard.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ import type { IArtifactStore } from '../clients/iartifact-store.js';
 import type { PublishConfig } from '../models/config.js';
 import type { ResourceDescriptor } from '../models/types.js';
 import { ResourceType } from '../models/resource-types.js';
-import { applyOverrides } from './override-merger.js';
+import { applyOverrides, hasNamedValueOverride } from './override-merger.js';
 import { POLICY_TYPES } from './resource-publisher.js';
 import { REDACTION_MARKER } from './secret-redactor.js';
 import { buildResourceLabel } from '../lib/resource-uri.js';
+import { getNamePart } from '../lib/resource-path.js';
+import { isAutoGeneratedId } from '../lib/auto-generated.js';
 
 /**
  * A single artifact that still contains a redaction marker after overrides.
@@ -103,6 +105,16 @@ async function scanNamedValue(
   config: PublishConfig,
   descriptor: ResourceDescriptor
 ): Promise<RedactionMarkerFinding | undefined> {
+  // Auto-generated named values (e.g. Logger-Credentials--<hex>) are skipped
+  // during publish because APIM recreates them when the referencing resource
+  // (Logger, etc.) is published. splitNamedValues() drops them unless the user
+  // supplies an explicit override, so scanning them here would flag markers in
+  // artifacts that are never sent to APIM. Mirror the publish filter exactly.
+  const name = getNamePart(descriptor.nameParts, 0);
+  if (isAutoGeneratedId(name) && !hasNamedValueOverride(name, config.overrides)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
   const json = await store.readResource(config.sourceDir, descriptor);
   if (!json) {
     return undefined;
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/secret-redaction-guard.test.ts b/tests/unit/services/secret-redaction-guard.test.ts
index cc58e81..381bb9a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/secret-redaction-guard.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/services/secret-redaction-guard.test.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,55 @@ describe('secret-redaction-guard', () => {
       expect(findings).toEqual([]);
     });
 
+    it('ignores an auto-generated named value (logger credential) with no override', async () => {
+      const store = createMockStore();
+      store.readResource.mockResolvedValue({
+        properties: { secret: true, value: REDACTION_MARKER },
+      });
+
+      const autoGeneratedDescriptor: ResourceDescriptor = {
+        type: ResourceType.NamedValue,
+        nameParts: ['6a46928afa1f751d044d805e'],
+      };
+
+      const findings = await scanForRedactionMarkers(store, testConfig, [autoGeneratedDescriptor]);
+
+      // APIM recreates these when the referencing logger publishes, so publish
+      // skips them and the guard must not flag them. It should skip before any read.
+      expect(findings).toEqual([]);
+      expect(store.readResource).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('scans an auto-generated named value when an explicit override exists', async () => {
+      const store = createMockStore();
+      store.readResource.mockResolvedValue({
+        properties: { secret: true, value: REDACTION_MARKER },
+      });
+
+      const autoGeneratedDescriptor: ResourceDescriptor = {
+        type: ResourceType.NamedValue,
+        nameParts: ['6a46928afa1f751d044d805e'],
+      };
+
+      // Override targets the auto-generated name but does not replace the value,
+      // so the marker remains and the resource is published — it must be scanned.
+      const configWithOverride: PublishConfig = {
+        ...testConfig,
+        overrides: {
+          namedValues: {
+            '6a46928afa1f751d044d805e': { properties: { tags: ['keep'] } },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      const findings = await scanForRedactionMarkers(store, configWithOverride, [
+        autoGeneratedDescriptor,
+      ]);
+
+      expect(findings).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(findings[0].location).toBe('properties.value');
+    });
+
     it('does not flag a marker that an override replaces with clean content', async () => {
       const store = createMockStore();
       store.readContent.mockResolvedValue({