diff --git a/src/wp-includes/secrets.php b/src/wp-includes/secrets.php
index 0a8163c3e86b4..ce574beb7e239 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/secrets.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/secrets.php
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ function wp_secrets_validate_name( string $name ) {
  * be the exact silent downgrade this API refuses to make.
  *
  * @since 7.2.0
+ * @access private
  *
  * @global bool             $wp_secrets_dropin_broken Whether the secrets.php drop-in failed to load cleanly.
  * @global WP_Secrets_Store $wp_secrets_store         Optional. Store override set by the drop-in.
@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ function _wp_secrets_get_store(): WP_Secrets_Store {
  * fails closed (WP_Secrets_Broken_Keyring) rather than falling back to the default.
  *
  * @since 7.2.0
+ * @access private
  *
  * @global bool               $wp_secrets_dropin_broken Whether the secrets.php drop-in failed to load cleanly.
  * @global WP_Secrets_Keyring $wp_secrets_keyring       Optional. Keyring override set by the drop-in.
@@ -632,6 +634,7 @@ function wp_list_network_secrets( string $namespace = '' ) { // phpcs:ignore Uni
  * to be empty.
  *
  * @since 7.2.0
+ * @access private
  *
  * @global bool                $wp_secrets_dropin_broken Whether the secrets.php drop-in failed to load cleanly.
  * @global WP_Secrets_Provider $wp_secrets_provider      Optional. Provider override set by the drop-in.
@@ -781,6 +784,7 @@ function wp_secrets_provider_label(): string {
  * Shared implementation behind wp_set_secret() and wp_set_network_secret().
  *
  * @since 7.2.0
+ * @access private
  *
  * @param string      $name            The secret's name.
  * @param string      $value           The plaintext value.
@@ -805,6 +809,7 @@ function _wp_secrets_set(
  * Shared implementation behind wp_get_secret() and wp_get_network_secret().
  *
  * @since 7.2.0
+ * @access private
  *
  * @param string $name    The secret's name.
  * @param string $version A WP_Secret_Version constant.
@@ -840,6 +845,7 @@ function _wp_secrets_get( string $name, string $version, bool $network ) {
  * Shared implementation behind wp_delete_secret() and wp_delete_network_secret().
  *
  * @since 7.2.0
+ * @access private
  *
  * @param string $name    The secret's name.
  * @param bool   $network Whether this is a network-scope secret.
@@ -853,6 +859,7 @@ function _wp_secrets_delete( string $name, bool $network ) {
  * Shared implementation behind wp_retire_secret_version() and its network twin.
  *
  * @since 7.2.0
+ * @access private
  *
  * @param string $name    The secret's name.
  * @param bool   $network Whether this is a network-scope secret.
@@ -866,6 +873,7 @@ function _wp_secrets_retire( string $name, bool $network ) {
  * Shared implementation behind wp_list_secrets() and wp_list_network_secrets().
  *
  * @since 7.2.0
+ * @access private
  *
  * @param string $name_prefix Restrict to names beginning with this prefix.
  * @param bool   $network     Whether to list network-scope secrets.