# True Name on File Upload?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/true-name-on-file-upload/63554>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [29.Май.2017 11:15:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/true-name-on-file-upload/63554 "2017-05-29T11:15:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Berto](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/berto/32/77084_2.png) [@Berto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Berto)\
**Post date:** [18.Август.2017 17:53:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/true-name-on-file-upload/63554/5 "2017-08-18T17:53:22Z")

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> [@Falco](#):
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> > [@Muiran](#):
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> > Is babelized into this . . . 😕  
> > faa68f0faea3a6122686e50591a2165b2fbaf8ed.png
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> > How can I stop this or is it a security feature?
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> It is a security feature.

New to discourse, and am curious about these filenames.

What is the security flaw in having a clean filename if the uploader can sanitize it?

There are a lot of SEO benefits lost when you can’t have decent filenames. Would love to find a way around this.

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