Masking

Available in VPC

In Masking, you can create and manage custom masking rules in addition to the personal information patterns provided by default in DB & Server Access Control. Created masking rules can be applied to the logging and masking settings of access control targets.

Masking interface

The Masking interface includes the following components:

Component	Description
① Menu name	Current menu name.
② Basic features	Basic features provided by the DB & Server Access Control service. [Create masking]: Create a custom masking rule. [Learn more]: View service details. [Refresh]: Update the page with the latest information.
③ Masking features	Features provided on the Masking interface. [Edit]: Edit a masking rule. [Delete]: Delete a masking rule.
④ Masking rule list	View the list of masking rules with details. Masking name: The name of the masking rule. Regular expression: The regular expression defined in the masking rule. Number of applied Targets: The number of access control targets to which the masking rule is applied. Memo: Notes about the masking rule. Creation date/time: When the masking rule was created. Details: Details of the masking rule.

Create masking

To create a masking rule:

In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > All Services > Security > DB & Server Access Control > Masking.
Click [Create masking].
When the Create masking popup appears, enter the required information.
- Masking name: Enter 3-30 characters using lowercase English letters, numbers, and hyphens (-). The name must start with an English letter.
- Regular expression: Enter a masking pattern of up to 1,000 bytes.
- Input test data: Enter up to 1,000 bytes of test data to validate the masking pattern.
- Masking application example: Enter test data to view the results of applying the masking rule.
- Memo: Enter a description of the masking rule of up to 1,000 bytes.
Click [Create].

Note

Test data and masking application examples are used for validation purposes only and are not saved.

Edit masking

You can edit masking rules. However, you cannot change the masking name set when the rule was created. To edit a masking rule:

In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > All Services > Security > DB & Server Access Control > Masking.
Select the masking rule you want to edit and click [Edit].
When the Edit masking popup appears, edit the required information.
Click [Edit].

Delete masking

To delete a masking rule:

In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to Menu > All Services > Security > DB & Server Access Control > Masking.
Select the masking rule you want to delete and click [Delete].
When the Delete masking popup appears, check the masking name, and then click [Yes].

Note

Masking rules applied to access control targets cannot be deleted. To delete the rule, go to Access Control Target, click [Logging and masking settings], remove the rule from the target, and try again.