PII Data Identification and Redaction Support in MongoDB

Atharva_Joshi1 · 2024-10-01T15:30:00.387Z

Hello,

I am working on a project using MongoDB with Node.js and am exploring options for identifying and redacting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in MongoDB documents. The challenge is that I don’t always know which fields in each document might contain sensitive information.

Does MongoDB provide any built-in functionality for PII data identification, redaction, and potentially reidentification? If not, are there any reliable services or tools that can seamlessly integrate with MongoDB and Node.js to offer these features?

Any recommendations or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

A_P3 · 2024-11-18T12:11:55.696Z

Hey Atharva,

If you’re looking for a way to identify and redact PII in MongoDB without knowing which fields might contain sensitive data, Tonic might be exactly what you need. Tonic is one of the few data privacy and masking tools with native MongoDB support, so it integrates seamlessly with MongoDB and can handle the flexible, schema-less structure of your documents.

Tonic can do automated PII detection, redaction, and masking for MongoDB, and it can easily integrate with application databases. This way, you don’t have to manually define every PII-containing field ahead of time – Tonic takes care of identifying and protecting sensitive information across your datasets.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions about getting started with it.