Mask the Oracle Database Data

bandaru_0810 · August 22, 2012, 1:08am

Hi,

We have to mask the data that is coming from production environment to Non-production environment. The database is running in oracle platform.

If anybody has generic scripts to achive this task,it would be great if that can be shared with me?

Thank you,
Jayaprakash.

RudiC · August 22, 2012, 2:42am

Pls be more specific about what you need to do, data structures, input and/or output data. Do you want to export/import an entire database or just transfer a few tables' contents?

bandaru_0810 · August 22, 2012, 2:55am

Thanks for your response. We are in the process of identifying the fields those are to be masked. We do not want to export/import the data. There is already a replication process which puts data in the non-production environment. We need to mask some critical fields while replicating into non-prod environment. If you have any scripts already written for this purpose, great if you can share them.

Thanks,
Jayaprakash.

RudiC · August 22, 2012, 3:17am

Sorry, no scripts at hand.
What do you mean by "mask"? Drop columns from tables, delete columns' contents, replace it with dummy contents? If so, a small SQL script run after the replication will do...
You might want to insert a filter into the replication process, whatever this looks like.

bandaru_0810 · August 22, 2012, 5:48am

Thanks for your reply. We need to replace the production data with the manipulated data when it is replicated into non-prod environment. Do you have any such scripts to manipulate the data before it is replicated into non-prod environment.

Thanks,
Jayaprakash.

raj_saini20 · August 22, 2012, 6:10am

by masking you mean to encrypt the data so that production parameter are not seen by others

bandaru_0810 · August 22, 2012, 12:25pm

Correct, we need to encrypt the data so that nobody should be able to see the prod data in non-prod env. If you have any such scripts to achieve this,good if you can share.

Thanks,
Jayaprakash.

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Any idea how to achieve this?

durden_tyler · August 22, 2012, 11:07pm

Why not just exclude those tables from the export?

tyler_durden

bandaru_0810 · August 23, 2012, 1:12am

Team, anybody has any scripts to achive this task in Oracle Database?
Please share.

Thanks,
Jayaprakash.

bandaru_0810 · August 27, 2012, 7:20am

We cannot exclude the tables. :). we need to include the tables and few critical columns should be masked.

fpmurphy · August 27, 2012, 9:33am

So far, Bandaru_0810, you have failed to provide the members of this forum with sufficient information to assist you in any meaningful way.

You talk about replicating the data from a production to non-production system but fail to provide any information about how this is actually done. You ask for any scripts which can manipulate data before it is replicated but fail to provide any information on the tables, fields or processes involved.

Vague questions will only result in vague answers.