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Consistent data masking

a data masking and data technology, applied in the field of masking data, can solve problems such as inconsistent masking of data

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-23
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
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The present invention is a system that can mask data objects across multiple data resources. It uses a processor to provide access to multiple service providers, each specializing in a different type of data masking. This way, data objects can be masked while maintaining their relationships across different data resources. The system is designed to provide a simple method for masking data objects across different data resources.

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These disparate solutions will use different algorithms, resulting in inconsistently masked data.

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[0014]Present invention embodiments relate to masking data objects (e.g., replacing persons' names with fictional names, obscuring all or part of credit card numbers, etc.) consistently across a plurality of data resources to protect privacy. In an example scenario, a large organization may support computing platforms with a variety of operating systems (e.g., AIX, z / OS, Linux, etc.) and data sources (e.g., relational databases based on different relational database management systems (RDBMSs), flat files, spreadsheets; Extensible Markup Language (XML) files, comma separated values (CSV) files, etc.). An embodiment of the present invention allows the organization to mask the data in a manner that preserves relational integrity between data objects in different data sources. For example, persons' names may appear in both a relational database and a CSV file, and the organization may conduct research or test new software using the data masked in such a way that each name is always rep...

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According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system masks data objects across a plurality of different data resources. The system comprises a processor configured to include a plurality of service providers to mask the data objects, wherein each service provider corresponds to a different type of data masking for the data objects. An interface provides access to the plurality of service providers from different data-consumers to mask the data objects according to the corresponding types of data masking, wherein resulting masked data maintains relational integrity across the different data resources. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for masking data objects across a plurality of different data resources in substantially the same manners described above.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 058,556, entitled “CONSISTENT DATA MASKING” and filed Oct. 21, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]Present invention embodiments relate to masking data, and more specifically, to masking data objects consistently across a plurality of different data resources to protect privacy.[0004]2. Discussion of the Related Art[0005]Data privacy is a concern for enterprises around the world. Collection, disclosure, and protection of consumers' nonpublic personal information or personally identifiable information (e.g., medical history, financial information, etc.) are governed by a range of laws and regulations (e.g., the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; the European Union Data Protection Directive; privacy laws in Canada, Japan, and Australia; t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F21/60H04L29/06
CPCH04L67/42G06F21/60G06F21/6254G06F16/25G06F16/245G06F16/00H04L67/01
Inventor D'COSTA, NOEL H. E.HAGELUND, PETERHENDERSON, DAVID J.OAKLEY, ROBERT J.TANDON, RITESH
Owner GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
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