Anonymizing machine data events
AssigneeSplunk Inc.
InventorDavid Carasso
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Abstract
Components of a system for generating anonymized data from timestamped event data are disclosed. The generation of anonymized data is performed in accordance with an anonymization configuration. The anonymization configuration includes information regarding the source of the event data, particulars about the anonymization process that transforms the clear event data from the source into an anonymized form, and particulars about the destination and characteristics for the output dataset. A graphical user interface permits development of anonymization configurations in an interactive, iterative way. The configured anonymizer employs methods and options to produce anonymized data with superior usability as a substitute for real world data, including a mode to effectively emulate live data streams.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- causing a graphical user interface (GUI) to display information related to one or more events and to enable the user to specify anonymization configuration information including information indicating that an output dataset is a stored dataset or an active dataset, each of the one or more events comprising a timestamp and a portion of machine data, and wherein the displayed information of the one or more events, for each event, includes at least some of the portion of machine data of the respective event including latent field data;
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- causing the GUI to display information related to at least one of the one or more events in anonymized form, wherein the anonymized form is determined at least in part by user input received from the GUI for specifying anonymization configuration information.
A system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processing device coupled with the memory to:
- cause a graphical user interface (GUI) to display information related to one or more events and to enable the user to specify anonymization configuration information including information indicating that an output dataset is a stored dataset or an active dataset, each of the one or more events comprising a timestamp and a portion of machine data, and wherein the displayed information of the one or more events, for each event, includes at least some of the portion of machine data of the respective event including latent field data;
- and
- cause the GUI to display information related to at least one of the one or more events in anonymized form, wherein the anonymized form is determined at least in part by user input received from the GUI for specifying anonymization configuration information.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoding instructions thereon that, in response to execution by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:
- causing a graphical user interface (GUI) to display information related to one or more events and to enable the user to specify anonymization configuration information including information indicating that an output dataset is a stored dataset or an active dataset, each of the one or more events comprising a timestamp and a portion of machine data, and wherein the displayed information of the one or more events, for each event, includes at least some of the portion of machine data of the respective event including latent field data;
- and
- causing the GUI to display information related to at least one of the one or more events in anonymized form, wherein the anonymized form is determined at least in part by user input received from the GUI for specifying anonymization configuration information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.