Updated on 2024-08-30 GMT+08:00

Creating a Data Classification

You can create data classification rules.

You can create a data masking policy to mask data only after you have created a data classification rule.

Prerequisites

A data security level has been created. For details, see Creating a Data Security Level.

Creating a Data Classification Rule

  1. On the DataArts Studio console, locate an instance and click Access. On the displayed page, locate a workspace and click DataArts Catalog.
  1. Choose DataArts Security > Classifications from the left navigation bar. On the Classification Rule tab page, click Create.
    On the page displayed, set the parameters to create a data classification rule. You can either create a rule by using a system template or custom template.
    Figure 1 Creating a data classification rule

    Table 1 Parameters for creating a data classification rule

    Parameter

    Description

    Classification Type

    The category to which a rule belongs. You can either create a rule by using a system template or custom template.

    Confidentiality

    Classify the configured data into different levels. If the existing confidentiality does not meet the requirements, go to the confidentiality management page to set security levels. For details, see Creating a Data Security Level.

    Classification Template

    This parameter is available when Classification Type is set to Built-in. You can select a system sensitive data identification template based on service requirements, for example, Time, Mobile number, and License plate number.

    Classification Name

    • If Classification Type is set to Built-in, a classification name is automatically generated based on the classification template selected.
    • If Classification Type is set to Custom, you can customize a classification name.
      NOTE:

      The name of a data classification rule must be unique.

    Rule Recognition

    This parameter is available when Classification Type is set to Custom. Regular expressions are supported.

    Regular Expression

    • Content recognition: You can customize a regular expression.
    • Column name recognition: Both exact match and fuzzy match are supported. Multiple fields can be matched.

    Description

    A description of the data classification rule to create.

Creating a Group

  1. On the DataArts Studio console, locate an instance and click Access. On the displayed page, locate a workspace and click DataArts Catalog.
  1. Choose DataArts Security > Classifications from the left navigation bar. On the Groups tab page, click Create.

    In the Create Group dialog box, set the parameters and click OK.

    Set the parameters by referring to Table 2 and select classification rules in the list.

    The selected rules are displayed in the list on the right.

    Table 2 Parameters for creating a group

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    The name of a group. Only letters, numbers, and underscores (_) are allowed.

    Description

    Information to better identify the group. It cannot exceed 4,096 characters.