diff --git a/docs/openbao.md b/docs/openbao.md
index 45945d5..680c344 100644
--- a/docs/openbao.md
+++ b/docs/openbao.md
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ Before any live application secrets move into OpenBao:
    custody. The drill must prove that a fresh OpenBao instance can restore the
    snapshot, unseal, and read a test secret.
    Record only non-secret evidence using
-   `docs/openbao-restore-drill-evidence.example.json` as a template, then
-   validate it with:
+   `docs/openbao-restore-drill-evidence.example.json` as a template, replace
+   every placeholder with real drill evidence, then validate it with:
 
    ```bash
    make openbao-validate-restore-evidence \
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ Audit Core archive exists.
 
 Emergency seal/unseal drills are disruptive and must only run in an attended
 window with threshold unseal shares available. Record non-secret drill evidence
-using `docs/openbao-emergency-drill-evidence.example.json` as a template, then
-validate it with:
+using `docs/openbao-emergency-drill-evidence.example.json` as a template,
+replace every placeholder with real drill evidence, then validate it with:
 
 ```bash
 make openbao-validate-emergency-evidence \
diff --git a/scripts/openbao-validate-emergency-drill-evidence.sh b/scripts/openbao-validate-emergency-drill-evidence.sh
index be5fdfd..8b0c096 100755
--- a/scripts/openbao-validate-emergency-drill-evidence.sh
+++ b/scripts/openbao-validate-emergency-drill-evidence.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ for marker in secret_markers:
     if marker in encoded:
         errors.append(f"secret-looking marker present: {marker}")
 
+placeholder_markers = [
+    "YYYY-MM-DD",
+    "example",
+    "Do not record",
+    "<",
+]
+for marker in placeholder_markers:
+    if marker in encoded:
+        errors.append(f"template placeholder present: {marker}")
+
 if errors:
     for error in errors:
         print(f"[FAIL] {error}", file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/scripts/openbao-validate-restore-evidence.sh b/scripts/openbao-validate-restore-evidence.sh
index eb102fc..bcac1b5 100755
--- a/scripts/openbao-validate-restore-evidence.sh
+++ b/scripts/openbao-validate-restore-evidence.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ for key in ("snapshot_sha256", "encrypted_snapshot_sha256"):
     value = str(data.get(key, ""))
     if value and not sha_pattern.match(value):
         errors.append(f"{key} must be a sha256 hex digest, optionally prefixed with sha256:")
+    digest = value.removeprefix("sha256:").lower()
+    if digest and len(set(digest)) <= 1:
+        errors.append(f"{key} must not be a placeholder digest")
 
 for key in required_true:
     if data.get(key) is not True:
@@ -100,6 +103,19 @@ for marker in secret_markers:
     if marker in encoded:
         errors.append(f"secret-looking marker present: {marker}")
 
+placeholder_markers = [
+    "YYYY-MM-DD",
+    "example",
+    "operator-local encrypted restore drill workspace",
+    "approved encrypted custody location",
+    "disposable cluster, VM, or namespace reference",
+    "Do not record",
+    "<",
+]
+for marker in placeholder_markers:
+    if marker in encoded:
+        errors.append(f"template placeholder present: {marker}")
+
 if errors:
     for error in errors:
         print(f"[FAIL] {error}", file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/workplans/RAIL-PL-WP-0002-openbao-platform-secrets-service.md b/workplans/RAIL-PL-WP-0002-openbao-platform-secrets-service.md
index 3b3b46f..b411029 100644
--- a/workplans/RAIL-PL-WP-0002-openbao-platform-secrets-service.md
+++ b/workplans/RAIL-PL-WP-0002-openbao-platform-secrets-service.md
@@ -309,6 +309,13 @@ duration, and `no_secret_material_recorded`. The validator does not run the
 disruptive drill; it only checks the evidence captured after the attended
 operation.
 
+**2026-06-02:** Hardened both evidence validators so unchanged templates or
+obvious placeholder values cannot accidentally satisfy NetKingdom T02. Restore
+evidence now rejects placeholder digests and template wording, while emergency
+drill evidence rejects template wording. Operators must copy the examples into
+local evidence files and replace placeholders with real non-secret drill
+evidence before validation can pass.
+
 ### T07 - Cross-Repo Transition Tasks
 
 ```task