MASKXY

Updated on 2022-09-19 GMT+08:00

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Mask the specified character string from x to y and retain the rest characters.

Request Parameters

**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
algorithm	Yes	String	Algorithm type, for example, MASKXY
Parameters for configuring a data masking algorithm	Yes	For details, see Table 2.	Parameters for configuring a data masking algorithm

**Table 2** Parameters for configuring a data masking algorithm
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
type	Yes	String	Character masking methods are described as follows: CHAR: Character masking RAND: Random masking
method	Yes	String	Masking method If type is set to RAND, this parameter can be set as follows: CHAR: Replace the data to be masked with characters. DIGITAL: Replace the data to be masked with numbers. BOTH: Replace the data to be masked with letters and numbers.
x	Yes	Int	Start position of masked characters
y	Yes	Int	End position of masked characters

Example Request

{
    "mask_strategies": [
        {
            "name": "col1",
            "algorithm": "MASKXY",
            "parameters": {
                "type": "CHAR",
                "x": 1,
                "y": 1,
                "method": "*"
            }
        }
    ],
    "data": [
        {
            "col1": "test"
        }
    ]
}
Or
{
    "mask_strategies": [
        {
            "name": "col1",
            "algorithm": "MASKXY", 
            "parameters": {
                "type": "RAND",
                "x": 1,
                "y": 1,
                "method": "CHAR"
            }
        }
    ],
    "data": [
        {
            "col1": "test"
        }
    ]
}

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