Data Redaction and Hashing

Purpose

Mask, change or scramble an attribute for data security. Options are mask, scramble or hashing algorithms (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512).

Category Location: All, Other/ Utility

Field Description

1. Source Attribute: the attribute to redact
2. Algorithm: select mask, scramble or a hashing algorithm                                                                                                                                                                                           
3. Target attribute: select the attribute that houses the redacted information (can create a new attribute using add attribute).

**When selecting Mask as the algorithm type, additional options are available.

1. Mask all characters EXCEPT: options are first or last
2. # of characters:  type the number of characters for the exception
3. Mask with character:  set the character to mask with (eg. X as the masking character)

Examples

1. Scramble Company Names to protect IP when sending data to external partners.
2. Use a hashing algorithm for social security numbers.