# Logstash parsing alphanumeric value

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-parsing-alphanumeric-value/166121>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [January 29, 2019, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-parsing-alphanumeric-value/166121 "2019-01-29T09:36:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![vinu89](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vinu89/32/45939_2.png) [@vinu89](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinu89)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-parsing-alphanumeric-value/166121/1 "2019-01-29T09:36:57Z")

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When i parse the logstash value which contains password field it contains alpha numeric values.During indexing since the cardinality of the field is high whether will it consume too much of disk space?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-parsing-alphanumeric-value/166121/2 "2019-02-26T09:37:04Z")

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