diff --git a/api/main.go b/api/main.go
index c257bb638..b1bd17a6c 100644
--- a/api/main.go
+++ b/api/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	if *standalone {
 		harOutputChannel := tap.StartPassiveTapper()
 		filteredHarChannel := make(chan *tap.OutputChannelItem)
-		go filterHarHeaders(harOutputChannel, filteredHarChannel, getFilteringOptions())
+		go filterHarHeaders(harOutputChannel, filteredHarChannel, getTrafficFilteringOptions())
 		go api.StartReadingEntries(filteredHarChannel, nil)
 		hostApi(nil)
 	} else if *shouldTap {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func main() {
 		socketHarOutChannel := make(chan *tap.OutputChannelItem, 1000)
 		filteredHarChannel := make(chan *tap.OutputChannelItem)
 		go api.StartReadingEntries(filteredHarChannel, nil)
-		go filterHarHeaders(socketHarOutChannel, filteredHarChannel, getFilteringOptions())
+		go filterHarHeaders(socketHarOutChannel, filteredHarChannel, getTrafficFilteringOptions())
 		hostApi(socketHarOutChannel)
 	}
 
@@ -101,21 +101,21 @@ func getTapTargets() []string {
 	return tappedAddressesPerNodeDict[nodeName]
 }
 
-func getFilteringOptions() *shared.FilteringOptions {
+func getTrafficFilteringOptions() *shared.TrafficFilteringOptions {
 	filteringOptionsJson := os.Getenv(shared.MizuFilteringOptionsEnvVar)
 	if filteringOptionsJson == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	var filteringOptions shared.FilteringOptions
+	var filteringOptions shared.TrafficFilteringOptions
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(filteringOptionsJson), &filteringOptions)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("env var %s's value of %s is invalid! json must match the shared.FilteringOptions struct %v", shared.MizuFilteringOptionsEnvVar, filteringOptionsJson, err))
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("env var %s's value of %s is invalid! json must match the shared.TrafficFilteringOptions struct %v", shared.MizuFilteringOptionsEnvVar, filteringOptionsJson, err))
 	}
 
 	return &filteringOptions
 }
 
-func filterHarHeaders(inChannel <- chan *tap.OutputChannelItem, outChannel chan *tap.OutputChannelItem, filterOptions *shared.FilteringOptions) {
+func filterHarHeaders(inChannel <- chan *tap.OutputChannelItem, outChannel chan *tap.OutputChannelItem, filterOptions *shared.TrafficFilteringOptions) {
 	for message := range inChannel {
 		sensitiveDataFiltering.FilterSensitiveInfoFromHarRequest(message, filterOptions)
 		outChannel <- message
diff --git a/api/pkg/sensitiveDataFiltering/messageSensitiveDataCleaner.go b/api/pkg/sensitiveDataFiltering/messageSensitiveDataCleaner.go
index 0bd8b95bd..2d881a5ad 100644
--- a/api/pkg/sensitiveDataFiltering/messageSensitiveDataCleaner.go
+++ b/api/pkg/sensitiveDataFiltering/messageSensitiveDataCleaner.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/martian/har"
 )
 
-func FilterSensitiveInfoFromHarRequest(harOutputItem *tap.OutputChannelItem, options *shared.FilteringOptions) {
+func FilterSensitiveInfoFromHarRequest(harOutputItem *tap.OutputChannelItem, options *shared.TrafficFilteringOptions) {
 	filterHarHeaders(harOutputItem.HarEntry.Request.Headers)
 	filterHarHeaders(harOutputItem.HarEntry.Response.Headers)
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func isFieldNameSensitive(fieldName string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func filterHttpBody(bytes []byte, contentType string, options *shared.FilteringOptions) ([]byte, error) {
+func filterHttpBody(bytes []byte, contentType string, options *shared.TrafficFilteringOptions) ([]byte, error) {
 	mimeType := strings.Split(contentType, ";")[0]
 	switch strings.ToLower(mimeType) {
 	case "application/json":
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ func filterHttpBody(bytes []byte, contentType string, options *shared.FilteringO
 	case "application/xml":
 		return filterXmlEtree(bytes)
 	case "text/plain":
-		if options != nil && options.PlainTextFilterRegexes != nil {
+		if options != nil && options.PlainTextMaskingRegexes != nil {
 			return filterPlainText(bytes, options), nil
 		}
 	}
 	return bytes, nil
 }
 
-func filterPlainText(bytes []byte, options *shared.FilteringOptions) []byte {
-	for _, regex := range options.PlainTextFilterRegexes {
+func filterPlainText(bytes []byte, options *shared.TrafficFilteringOptions) []byte {
+	for _, regex := range options.PlainTextMaskingRegexes {
 		bytes = regex.ReplaceAll(bytes, []byte(maskedFieldPlaceholderValue))
 	}
 	return bytes
diff --git a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
index 44e38904d..1fb81edb4 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func RunMizuTap(podRegexQuery *regexp.Regexp, tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions) {
 	// TODO handle incoming traffic from tapper using a channel
 }
 
-func createMizuResources(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider, nodeToTappedPodIPMap map[string][]string, tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions, mizuApiFilteringOptions *shared.FilteringOptions) error {
+func createMizuResources(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider, nodeToTappedPodIPMap map[string][]string, tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions, mizuApiFilteringOptions *shared.TrafficFilteringOptions) error {
 	if err := createMizuAggregator(ctx, kubernetesProvider, tappingOptions, mizuApiFilteringOptions); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func createMizuResources(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Pro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func createMizuAggregator(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider, tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions, mizuApiFilteringOptions *shared.FilteringOptions) error {
+func createMizuAggregator(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider, tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions, mizuApiFilteringOptions *shared.TrafficFilteringOptions) error {
 	var err error
 
 	mizuServiceAccountExists = createRBACIfNecessary(ctx, kubernetesProvider)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func createMizuAggregator(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Pr
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getMizuApiFilteringOptions(tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions) (*shared.FilteringOptions, error) {
+func getMizuApiFilteringOptions(tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions) (*shared.TrafficFilteringOptions, error) {
 	if tappingOptions.PlainTextFilterRegexes == nil || len(tappingOptions.PlainTextFilterRegexes) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func getMizuApiFilteringOptions(tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions) (*shared.Filteri
 		compiledRegexSlice = append(compiledRegexSlice, compiledRegex)
 	}
 
-	return &shared.FilteringOptions{PlainTextFilterRegexes: compiledRegexSlice}, nil
+	return &shared.TrafficFilteringOptions{PlainTextMaskingRegexes: compiledRegexSlice}, nil
 }
 
 func createMizuTappers(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider, nodeToTappedPodIPMap map[string][]string, tappingOptions *MizuTapOptions) error {
diff --git a/cli/kubernetes/provider.go b/cli/kubernetes/provider.go
index d6b598a27..decee5e5f 100644
--- a/cli/kubernetes/provider.go
+++ b/cli/kubernetes/provider.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (provider *Provider) GetPods(ctx context.Context, namespace string) {
 	fmt.Printf("There are %d pods in Namespace %s\n", len(pods.Items), namespace)
 }
 
-func (provider *Provider) CreateMizuAggregatorPod(ctx context.Context, namespace string, podName string, podImage string, linkServiceAccount bool, mizuApiFilteringOptions *shared.FilteringOptions) (*core.Pod, error) {
+func (provider *Provider) CreateMizuAggregatorPod(ctx context.Context, namespace string, podName string, podImage string, linkServiceAccount bool, mizuApiFilteringOptions *shared.TrafficFilteringOptions) (*core.Pod, error) {
 	marshaledFilteringOptions, err := json.Marshal(mizuApiFilteringOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/shared/models.go b/shared/models.go
index 44e3ff9f5..cbf73b594 100644
--- a/shared/models.go
+++ b/shared/models.go
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ func CreateWebSocketStatusMessage(tappingStatus TapStatus) WebSocketStatusMessag
 	}
 }
 
-type FilteringOptions struct {
-	PlainTextFilterRegexes []*SerializableRegexp
+type TrafficFilteringOptions struct {
+	PlainTextMaskingRegexes []*SerializableRegexp
 }