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Oct 12, 2021 · Information Security

How d18n Enables Cross‑Platform Data Desensitization for Secure Databases

This article introduces d18n, a Go‑based, cross‑platform data‑desensitization tool that supports multiple databases and file formats, explains common desensitization scenarios, details its sensitive‑data identification techniques—including keyword, regex, and NLP‑based DFA—and outlines six practical masking algorithms with export and import workflows.