diff --git a/src/bench/xor.cpp b/src/bench/xor.cpp
index fc9dc5d1721..f3d6145c2b2 100644
--- a/src/bench/xor.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/xor.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <random.h>
 #include <span.h>
 #include <streams.h>
+#include <util/obfuscation.h>
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <vector>
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ static void Xor(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
     FastRandomContext frc{/*fDeterministic=*/true};
     auto data{frc.randbytes<std::byte>(1024)};
-    auto key{frc.randbytes<std::byte>(31)};
+    auto key{frc.randbytes<std::byte>(Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE)};
 
     bench.batch(data.size()).unit("byte").run([&] {
         util::Xor(data, key);
diff --git a/src/dbwrapper.cpp b/src/dbwrapper.cpp
index 1c35e11863b..19b1adafca5 100644
--- a/src/dbwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/dbwrapper.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <streams.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
 #include <util/fs_helpers.h>
+#include <util/obfuscation.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ CDBWrapper::CDBWrapper(const DBParams& params)
     }
 
     // The base-case obfuscation key, which is a noop.
-    obfuscate_key = std::vector<unsigned char>(OBFUSCATE_KEY_NUM_BYTES, '\000');
+    obfuscate_key = std::vector<unsigned char>(Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE, '\000');
 
     bool key_exists = Read(OBFUSCATE_KEY_KEY, obfuscate_key);
 
@@ -316,15 +317,13 @@ size_t CDBWrapper::DynamicMemoryUsage() const
 // past the null-terminator.
 const std::string CDBWrapper::OBFUSCATE_KEY_KEY("\000obfuscate_key", 14);
 
-const unsigned int CDBWrapper::OBFUSCATE_KEY_NUM_BYTES = 8;
-
 /**
  * Returns a string (consisting of 8 random bytes) suitable for use as an
  * obfuscating XOR key.
  */
 std::vector<unsigned char> CDBWrapper::CreateObfuscateKey() const
 {
-    std::vector<uint8_t> ret(OBFUSCATE_KEY_NUM_BYTES);
+    std::vector<uint8_t> ret(Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE);
     GetRandBytes(ret);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/dbwrapper.h b/src/dbwrapper.h
index 789b5be8fc7..64d428ce5de 100644
--- a/src/dbwrapper.h
+++ b/src/dbwrapper.h
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ private:
     //! the key under which the obfuscation key is stored
     static const std::string OBFUSCATE_KEY_KEY;
 
-    //! the length of the obfuscate key in number of bytes
-    static const unsigned int OBFUSCATE_KEY_NUM_BYTES;
-
     std::vector<unsigned char> CreateObfuscateKey() const;
 
     //! path to filesystem storage
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index ba205a9c693..e224c5985d8 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <util/batchpriority.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
+#include <util/obfuscation.h>
 #include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/syserror.h>
@@ -1123,7 +1124,7 @@ static auto InitBlocksdirXorKey(const BlockManager::Options& opts)
 {
     // Bytes are serialized without length indicator, so this is also the exact
     // size of the XOR-key file.
-    std::array<std::byte, 8> xor_key{};
+    std::array<std::byte, Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE> xor_key{};
 
     // Consider this to be the first run if the blocksdir contains only hidden
     // files (those which start with a .). Checking for a fully-empty dir would
diff --git a/src/node/mempool_persist.cpp b/src/node/mempool_persist.cpp
index ff47172c274..eeb690b0877 100644
--- a/src/node/mempool_persist.cpp
+++ b/src/node/mempool_persist.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <uint256.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
 #include <util/fs_helpers.h>
+#include <util/obfuscation.h>
 #include <util/signalinterrupt.h>
 #include <util/syserror.h>
 #include <util/time.h>
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ bool DumpMempool(const CTxMemPool& pool, const fs::path& dump_path, FopenFn mock
         const uint64_t version{pool.m_opts.persist_v1_dat ? MEMPOOL_DUMP_VERSION_NO_XOR_KEY : MEMPOOL_DUMP_VERSION};
         file << version;
 
-        std::vector<std::byte> xor_key(8);
+        std::vector<std::byte> xor_key(Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE);
         if (!pool.m_opts.persist_v1_dat) {
             FastRandomContext{}.fillrand(xor_key);
             file << xor_key;
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/autofile.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/autofile.cpp
index 8d17624da66..2cebba227f6 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/autofile.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/autofile.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 #include <span.h>
 #include <streams.h>
-#include <test/fuzz/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/fuzz.h>
+#include <test/fuzz/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/util.h>
+#include <util/obfuscation.h>
 
 #include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(autofile)
 {
     FuzzedDataProvider fuzzed_data_provider{buffer.data(), buffer.size()};
     FuzzedFileProvider fuzzed_file_provider{fuzzed_data_provider};
+    const auto key_bytes{ConsumeFixedLengthByteVector<std::byte>(fuzzed_data_provider, Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE)};
     AutoFile auto_file{
         fuzzed_file_provider.open(),
-        ConsumeRandomLengthByteVector<std::byte>(fuzzed_data_provider),
+        key_bytes,
     };
     LIMITED_WHILE(fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool(), 100)
     {
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/buffered_file.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/buffered_file.cpp
index a6a042a25cb..c61910e55a7 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/buffered_file.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/buffered_file.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 #include <span.h>
 #include <streams.h>
-#include <test/fuzz/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/fuzz.h>
+#include <test/fuzz/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/util.h>
+#include <util/obfuscation.h>
 
 #include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
@@ -20,9 +21,10 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(buffered_file)
     FuzzedDataProvider fuzzed_data_provider{buffer.data(), buffer.size()};
     FuzzedFileProvider fuzzed_file_provider{fuzzed_data_provider};
     std::optional<BufferedFile> opt_buffered_file;
+    const auto key_bytes{ConsumeFixedLengthByteVector<std::byte>(fuzzed_data_provider, Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE)};
     AutoFile fuzzed_file{
         fuzzed_file_provider.open(),
-        ConsumeRandomLengthByteVector<std::byte>(fuzzed_data_provider),
+        key_bytes,
     };
     try {
         auto n_buf_size = fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegralInRange<uint64_t>(0, 4096);
diff --git a/src/test/streams_tests.cpp b/src/test/streams_tests.cpp
index 9e8281d26a7..fbba654285a 100644
--- a/src/test/streams_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/streams_tests.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <test/util/random.h>
 #include <test/util/setup_common.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
+#include <util/obfuscation.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(buffered_reader_matches_autofile_random_content)
     const FlatFilePos pos{0, 0};
 
     const FlatFileSeq test_file{m_args.GetDataDirBase(), "buffered_file_test_random", node::BLOCKFILE_CHUNK_SIZE};
-    const std::vector obfuscation{m_rng.randbytes<std::byte>(8)};
+    const std::vector obfuscation{m_rng.randbytes<std::byte>(Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE)};
 
     // Write out the file with random content
     {
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(buffered_writer_matches_autofile_random_content)
 
     const FlatFileSeq test_buffered{m_args.GetDataDirBase(), "buffered_write_test", node::BLOCKFILE_CHUNK_SIZE};
     const FlatFileSeq test_direct{m_args.GetDataDirBase(), "direct_write_test", node::BLOCKFILE_CHUNK_SIZE};
-    const std::vector obfuscation{m_rng.randbytes<std::byte>(8)};
+    const std::vector obfuscation{m_rng.randbytes<std::byte>(Obfuscation::KEY_SIZE)};
 
     {
         DataBuffer test_data{m_rng.randbytes<std::byte>(file_size)};
diff --git a/src/util/obfuscation.h b/src/util/obfuscation.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..628dacfc9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/obfuscation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025-present The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_OBFUSCATION_H
+#define BITCOIN_UTIL_OBFUSCATION_H
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+class Obfuscation
+{
+public:
+    static constexpr size_t KEY_SIZE{sizeof(uint64_t)};
+};
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_OBFUSCATION_H