Please do not use this tag. Almost all data is in some way sensitive. Use the [security], [cryptography] or [credentials] tag instead.
Questions tagged [sensitive-data]
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Storage of sensitive data
I'm trying to track requests (that may contain sensitive data) to service.
Based on the GDPR, I am trying to analyze all the options for storing sensitive data. There is a lot of data. Previously, this data was logged to a file. But now it’s not…

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How to search in all Github public Repos, if anyone has copied my company code / important data on their own public Github repository
I am new to the GitHub code and data search kind of thing.
My motive is to search / scan A to Z Public Repositories of GitHub/Git to make sure that noone has copied my company source code or sensitive data.
I am thinking about the below…

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Need to Mask the sensitive information in jenkins
I have a scenario where when we run Jenkins build we download the sensitive data from the s3 bucket and the information we download is being set as environment variables. But downloaded information is being spat out and I need to mask the whole…

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Do I need to encrypt iOS Core Data?
I want to store sensitive data in an iPhone application but also have it be unlock-able via touch ID. I've thought of some options, none of which fully accomplish my goals and would like some advice on implementation.
Password protect app and…

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Security - pass password /secrets to Webapi
What is the best practice to pass sensitive information like password/secret from angular to Webapi?
Should we need to hash/encrypt them at the client before sending to webapi?
Having https:// protocol would be enough to pass the sensitive…

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Branch specific file versions of untracked files
A simple example. Database configuration is stored in config.php file.
This file contains sensitive data (database credentials) so it is added to .gitignore. We don't want it in our public repository.
The master branch works with our…

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Java Safely Store Personal Data in Distributed Application
Let's say I'm writing a Java application that connects to a database to authenticate a user before allowing the application to run. I need to store the URL of the database, the username, password, and database name. Obviously, anyone could decompile…

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Encrypting sensitive data with mcrypt
Hello guys I have a security question regarding encrypting/decrypting personal sensitive information: Identity(Name, Address, Phone number), Bank details(Sort code and account number) almost anything is encrypted and it is accessible only by the…

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Hide Data in asp.net GridView Except When Editing
I am using asp:GridView to display a data table in asp.net, .aspx page.
I have a column that contains sensitive information.
I would like to display the column with the data grayed out or any other method to hide it so there isn't just a huge…

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Exposing minimum password lengths
We've a login form and our minimum password length is 8 chars. So when a user types anything less than 8, we validate the length via javascript and let the user know that the minimum password length is 8 chars.
However i believe this is a bit of…

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Pandas profiling sensitive data - looking to randomize sample data in profile report
I am working with sensitive data. Sample data in the profile report shows the first 5 rows from the dataset. If you are looking at a profile report for columns with first_name, last_name, and SSN, you can stitch together 5 people's PII.
I was able…

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How to hide sensitive data when using Android clipboard?
In Android API 33, when you copy something to clipboard, a special bar appears:
If the copied data is sensitive, you can set ClipDescription.EXTRA_IS_SENSITIVE to true for the clip:
PersistableBundle persistableBundle = new…

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nifi1.8.0 upgrade to nifi 1.21.0 with error Migration Required for blank Sensitive Properties Key [nifi.sensitive.props.key]
I just upgraded nifi from 1.8.0 to 1.21.0
New NIFI can start properly without any flow imported.
However, when I import old flow, nifi 1.21.0 won't start with the following exception:
2023-05-30 14:39:35,215 ERROR [main]…

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Best way to transmit sensitive data during SSO redirect between two sites
I am trying to figure out an appropriate and secure design for the following scenario: A user starts out in a "human resources" portal (see payroll info, manage PTO, enroll for insurance benefits, etc). As part of the annual insurance benefits…

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Is putting the env file at the root of my project folder makes it invisible on the client side?
As the title says + is this approach enough to protect the sensitive data?
Or should I store the sensitive data on a 3rd party service?
How to deal with data protection?!

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