This tool is built to automatically anonymize Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in your database.  

Before getting into the detail, it’s worth understanding the three main operations: classify, map, and mask.  

The classify and map operations both output JSON. The output of classification is the input for mapping, and the output of mapping is the input for masking.  

For default behavior, there is no need to edit these JSON outputs before using them as input for the next step.  

Understanding what each command does will help you navigate the anonymization process more effectively. 

To get help for each of the corresponding CLI commands, run:

anonymize <classify | map | mask> -?

Classify 

The classify operation scans your database to identify potentially sensitive information, often referred to as Personally Identifiable Information (PII). It then outputs a classification JSON file that describes which tables and columns contain such data. 

Go to command-line reference for classify command.

Map 

Once you have the output from the classify operation, you can proceed to map. The map operation takes the classification output and translates it into a set of masking rules. These rules define how each identified column should be anonymized. The result is the masking JSON file.

Go to command-line reference for map command.

Mask 

Finally, the mask operation takes the masking rules and applies them to the database, effectively anonymizing the sensitive data. 

Go to command-line reference for mask command.