diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/artifactory.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/artifactory.py
index acb15d98e..ce57fe0f9 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/artifactory.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/artifactory.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ArtifactoryDetector(RegexBasedDetector):
 
     denylist = [
         # artifactory tokens begin with AKC
-        re.compile(r'(\s|=|:|"|^)AKC\w{10,}'),    # api token
+        re.compile(r'(?:\s|=|:|"|^)AKC\w{10,}'),    # api token
         # artifactory encrypted passwords begin with AP6
-        re.compile(r'(\s|=|:|"|^)AP6\w{10,}'),    # password
+        re.compile(r'(?:\s|=|:|"|^)AP6\w{10,}'),    # password
     ]
diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/base.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/base.py
index 6acecf677..6179d7214 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/base.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/base.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from abc import abstractproperty
 
+from .common.constants import ALLOWLIST_REGEXES
+from .common.filters import is_false_positive
 from detect_secrets.core.potential_secret import PotentialSecret
-from detect_secrets.plugins.common.constants import ALLOWLIST_REGEXES
 
 
 class BasePlugin(object):
@@ -169,4 +170,7 @@ def analyze_string_content(self, string, line_num, filename):
     def secret_generator(self, string, *args, **kwargs):
         for regex in self.denylist:
             for match in regex.findall(string):
+                if is_false_positive(match):
+                    continue
+
                 yield match
diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/common/filters.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/common/filters.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c2dda9c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/common/filters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+Heuristic, false positive filters that are shared across all plugin types.
+This abstraction allows for development of later ML work, or further
+heuristical determinations (e.g. word filter, entropy comparator).
+"""
+import string
+
+
+def is_false_positive(secret):
+    for func in [
+        is_sequential_string,
+    ]:
+        if func(secret):
+            return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def is_sequential_string(secret):
+    """
+    Returns true if string is sequential.
+    """
+    sequences = (
+        (
+            string.ascii_uppercase +
+            string.ascii_uppercase +
+            string.digits +
+            string.ascii_uppercase +
+            string.ascii_uppercase +
+            '+/'
+        ),
+
+        # Capturing any number sequences
+        '0123456789' * 2,
+
+        string.hexdigits.upper() + string.hexdigits.upper(),
+        string.ascii_uppercase + '=/',
+    )
+
+    uppercase = secret.upper()
+    for sequential_string in sequences:
+        if uppercase in sequential_string:
+            return True
+
+    return False
diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/high_entropy_strings.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/high_entropy_strings.py
index cadf25789..a232f538b 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/high_entropy_strings.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/high_entropy_strings.py
@@ -14,23 +14,12 @@
 import yaml
 
 from .base import BasePlugin
+from .common.filters import is_false_positive
+from .common.ini_file_parser import IniFileParser
+from .common.yaml_file_parser import YamlFileParser
 from detect_secrets.core.potential_secret import PotentialSecret
-from detect_secrets.plugins.common.ini_file_parser import IniFileParser
-from detect_secrets.plugins.common.yaml_file_parser import YamlFileParser
-
-
-IGNORED_SEQUENTIAL_STRINGS = (
-    (
-        string.ascii_uppercase +
-        string.ascii_uppercase +
-        string.digits +
-        string.ascii_uppercase +
-        string.ascii_uppercase +
-        '+/'
-    ),
-    string.hexdigits.upper() + string.hexdigits.upper(),
-    string.ascii_uppercase + '=/',
-)
+
+
 YAML_EXTENSIONS = (
     '.yaml',
     '.yml',
@@ -97,13 +86,6 @@ def calculate_shannon_entropy(self, data):
 
         return entropy
 
-    def _is_sequential_string(self, string):
-        uppercased_string = string.upper()
-        for sequential_string in IGNORED_SEQUENTIAL_STRINGS:
-            if uppercased_string in sequential_string:
-                return True
-        return False
-
     def analyze_string_content(self, string, line_num, filename):
         """Searches string for custom pattern, and captures all high entropy strings that
         match self.regex, with a limit defined as self.entropy_limit.
@@ -111,8 +93,9 @@ def analyze_string_content(self, string, line_num, filename):
         output = {}
 
         for result in self.secret_generator(string):
-            if self._is_sequential_string(result):
+            if is_false_positive(result):
                 continue
+
             secret = PotentialSecret(self.secret_type, filename, result, line_num)
             output[secret] = secret
 
diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/stripe.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/stripe.py
index 6cf0f5d5f..9eda09a2d 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/stripe.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/stripe.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ class StripeDetector(RegexBasedDetector):
 
     denylist = (
         # stripe standard keys begin with sk_live and restricted with rk_live
-        re.compile(r'(r|s)k_live_[0-9a-zA-Z]{24}'),
+        re.compile(r'(?:r|s)k_live_[0-9a-zA-Z]{24}'),
     )
diff --git a/test_data/config.ini b/test_data/config.ini
index 754523300..b38fcb42c 100644
--- a/test_data/config.ini
+++ b/test_data/config.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [credentials]
-password = 12345678901234
+password = 123456789a1234
 
 [parent]
     [child]
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ password = 12345678901234
     keyB = value1
 
 [aws]
-aws_secret_key = 2345678901
+aws_secret_key = 23456789a1
 
 [key with multiple values]
 keyA =
diff --git a/tests/plugins/common/filters_test.py b/tests/plugins/common/filters_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b718bbd3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/common/filters_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import pytest
+
+from detect_secrets.plugins.common import filters
+
+
+class TestIsSequentialString:
+    # TODO: More tests should be had.
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        'secret',
+        (
+            'ABCDEF',
+
+            # Number sequences
+            '0123456789',
+            '1234567890',
+        ),
+    )
+    def test_success(self, secret):
+        assert filters.is_sequential_string(secret)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        'secret',
+        (
+            'BEEF1234',
+        ),
+    )
+    def test_failure(self, secret):
+        assert not filters.is_sequential_string(secret)
diff --git a/tests/plugins/high_entropy_strings_test.py b/tests/plugins/high_entropy_strings_test.py
index e44035866..6861f13e6 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/high_entropy_strings_test.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/high_entropy_strings_test.py
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ def setup(self):
                     'Location:    test_data/config.ini:10',
                     'Location:    test_data/config.ini:15',
                     'Location:    test_data/config.ini:21',
-                    'Location:    test_data/config.ini:22', ],
+                    'Location:    test_data/config.ini:22',
+                ],
             ),
             (
                 'test_data/files/file_with_secrets.py',