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US 8,146,165 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for providing a data masking portal
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsS.A. Vetha Manickam, S. Saravanan Nattamai
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Abstract
An approach is provided for de-personalizing data. A request is received from an application for retrieval of data. An end user associated with the request is authenticated. A determination is made whether to mask the data based on the request and the authentication. In response to the determination, a masking algorithm is selected to apply to the data and to output mask data.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a request from an application for retrieval of data;
- authenticating an end user associated with the request;
- in response to the authentication, generating policy information based on input from the end user;
- retrieving policy information corresponding to the application;
- determining, by a processor, whether to mask the data based on the request and the authentication;
- and
- in response to the determination, selecting a masking algorithm to apply to the data and outputting mask data using the selected masking algorithm,
- wherein the determination whether to mask the data is further based on the policy information.
5 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a data masking proxy configured to receive a request from an application for retrieval of data, and to authenticate an end user associated with the request;
- a masking configuration wizard configured to generate policy information in response to the authentication, based on input from the end user;
- and
- a policy store configured to provide policy information corresponding to the application,
- wherein the data masking proxy is further configured to determine, by a processor, whether to mask the data based on the request and the authentication, and in response to the determination, selecting a masking algorithm to apply to the data and outputting mask data using the selected masking algorithm, and
- wherein the determination whether to mask the data is further based on the policy information.
3 more elements
A method comprising:
- transmitting a request for data to a data masking portal, wherein the portal is configured to authenticate an end user originating the request, and to output, by a processor, mask data using a masking algorithm that is selected based on the request and the authentication;
- and
- receiving the mask data from the portal,
- wherein the portal is further configured to obtain policy information in response to a selection by the end user, the selection is made after authentication of the end user, and the determination whether to mask the data is further based on the policy information.
1 more element
An apparatus comprising:
- an application configured to transmit a request for data to a data masking portal, wherein the portal is configured to authenticate an end user originating the request, and to output, by a processor, mask data using a masking algorithm that is selected based on the request and the authentication,
- wherein the application is further configured to receive the mask data from the portal, and
- wherein the portal is further configured to obtain policy information in response to a selection by the end user, the selection is made after authentication of the end user, and the determination whether to mask the data is further based on the policy information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.