diff --git a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt.Contracts/MqttDriverOptions.cs b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt.Contracts/MqttDriverOptions.cs
index 4fe77477..47e93a45 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt.Contracts/MqttDriverOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt.Contracts/MqttDriverOptions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Text;
 
 namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,42 @@ public sealed record MqttDriverOptions
     ///     <see cref="MqttMode.Plain"/>; <c>null</c> in Sparkplug B mode.
     /// </summary>
     public MqttPlainOptions? Plain { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Record-generated <c>ToString()</c> member printer, overridden so <see cref="Password"/>
+    ///     never renders in plaintext — this DTO routinely lands in logs / exception messages /
+    ///     debugger watches, and the plan's cross-cutting rule is explicit: never commit or log
+    ///     creds. A set password prints as <c>***</c>; unset (<c>null</c>/empty) renders
+    ///     distinguishably so the redaction can't be mistaken for a real secret.
+    /// </summary>
+    private bool PrintMembers(StringBuilder builder)
+    {
+        var passwordDisplay = Password switch
+        {
+            null => "<null>",
+            "" => "<empty>",
+            _ => "***",
+        };
+
+        builder.Append("Host = ").Append(Host);
+        builder.Append(", Port = ").Append(Port);
+        builder.Append(", ClientId = ").Append(ClientId);
+        builder.Append(", UseTls = ").Append(UseTls);
+        builder.Append(", AllowUntrustedServerCertificate = ").Append(AllowUntrustedServerCertificate);
+        builder.Append(", CaCertificatePath = ").Append(CaCertificatePath);
+        builder.Append(", Username = ").Append(Username);
+        builder.Append(", Password = ").Append(passwordDisplay);
+        builder.Append(", ProtocolVersion = ").Append(ProtocolVersion);
+        builder.Append(", CleanSession = ").Append(CleanSession);
+        builder.Append(", KeepAliveSeconds = ").Append(KeepAliveSeconds);
+        builder.Append(", ConnectTimeoutSeconds = ").Append(ConnectTimeoutSeconds);
+        builder.Append(", ReconnectMinBackoffSeconds = ").Append(ReconnectMinBackoffSeconds);
+        builder.Append(", ReconnectMaxBackoffSeconds = ").Append(ReconnectMaxBackoffSeconds);
+        builder.Append(", Mode = ").Append(Mode);
+        builder.Append(", Sparkplug = ").Append(Sparkplug);
+        builder.Append(", Plain = ").Append(Plain);
+        return true;
+    }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt.Tests/MqttDriverOptionsTests.cs b/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt.Tests/MqttDriverOptionsTests.cs
index 29b6317f..ce7e2c3c 100644
--- a/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt.Tests/MqttDriverOptionsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Mqtt.Tests/MqttDriverOptionsTests.cs
@@ -36,4 +36,38 @@ public sealed class MqttDriverOptionsTests
         s.ShouldContain("\"Plain\"");
         s.ShouldNotContain("\"mode\":0");
     }
+
+    // Pins the plan's cross-cutting rule ("never ship anonymous/public-broker defaults") as an
+    // executable assertion — nothing else in this suite fails if UseTls / AllowUntrustedServerCertificate
+    // (or the §5.1 numeric defaults) get flipped by an unrelated edit.
+    [Fact]
+    public void Defaults_SecurityCriticalKnobs_MatchPlan()
+    {
+        var o = new MqttDriverOptions();
+        o.UseTls.ShouldBeTrue();
+        o.AllowUntrustedServerCertificate.ShouldBeFalse();
+        o.ConnectTimeoutSeconds.ShouldBe(15);
+        o.ReconnectMinBackoffSeconds.ShouldBe(1);
+        o.ReconnectMaxBackoffSeconds.ShouldBe(30);
+    }
+
+    // The production case: an operator-authored config blob that simply doesn't mention TLS must
+    // never silently deserialize into an insecure instance.
+    [Fact]
+    public void Deserialize_PartialJsonOmittingTlsKnobs_KeepsSecureDefaults()
+    {
+        const string json = """{ "host":"10.100.0.35","port":8883 }""";
+        var o = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<MqttDriverOptions>(json, J)!;
+        o.UseTls.ShouldBeTrue();
+        o.AllowUntrustedServerCertificate.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToString_DoesNotLeakPassword()
+    {
+        var o = new MqttDriverOptions { Password = "hunter2-supersecret" };
+        var s = o.ToString();
+        s.ShouldNotContain("hunter2-supersecret");
+        s.ShouldContain("***");
+    }
 }