CloudNine Review: What Entity Types are Recognized for PII Redactions?

Entities available for PII Redactions in CloudNine Review.

The following categories and entity types can be selected when applying redactions to Personal Identifiable Information (PII).

Financial

Entity Description Sample
Bank Account Number  A unique identifier assigned to an individual's account at a financial institution. Typically 10-12 digits.  000123456789
Bank Routing  A unique code used to identify a specific financial institution within the United States. Typically nine digits.  111000038
Credit Debit Number 13 - 16 digits in length, can recognize only the last four digits. 1111-0000-1111-0001
Credit Debit CVV  A three-digit verification code on Visa, MasterCard, and Discovery credit/debit cards. American Express credit cards contain a four-digit numeric code.  123 , 1234
Credit Debit Expiry Date the credit or debit card expires.  MM/YY or MM/YYYY or Jan YYYY
PIN A four-digit personal identification number to access your bank account.  1112
US Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) A nine-digit number that starts with a 9 and contains a 7 or 8 as the fourth digit.  999-99-9999
International Bank Account Number International Bank Account number. The format is specific for each country.  www.iban.com/structure
Swift Code The standard format of BIC used to specify a particular bank or branch. 8-11 characters
     

Personal

Entity Description Sample
Name An individual's name.

John Doe

Address A physical address. An address identification can include the street, building, location, city, state, county, country, zip code, precinct, and neighborhood. 

123 Main Street

Ste 1, Building 5

Houston, TX

Phone A phone number in a document. 111-123-4567
Email Email address.  john.doe@email.com
Age Individual's age, including the quantity and time.  40 years
SSN A nine-digit number that is issued to US citizens, permanent residents, and temporary working residents. 

123-45-6789

???-??-1234

Passport Number US passport numbers range from six to nine alphanumeric characters assigned to an individual.  E00007734
Driver ID A number assigned to an individual to operate a motor vehicle. The driver's license number consists of alphanumeric characters.  123XX6789
License Plate Identification of a registered vehicle issued by a state or country. Typically five to eight digits of letters and numbers.  123 ABC
Vehicle Identification Number  Unique VIN to identify a vehicle. A Standard VIN is 17 characters long and includes letters and numbers.  1HGCM82633A123456

Technical Security

Entity Description Sample
Username Name that identifies an account, such as a login name.  SampleUser
Password An alphanumeric string that is used as a password.  My1PassC*d3
URL A web address.  www.myweb.com
AWS Access Key A unique identifier associated with a secret access key. AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
AWS Secret Key  A unique identifier associated with an access key.  wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
IP Address An IPv4 address.  198.51.100.0
MAC Address  A unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC).  01-10-20-30-AB

Date / Time

Entity Description Sample
Date Time A year, month, day, day of week, or time of day. 

January 1, 2000

12 PM

Automated PII Redaction Accuracy

PII redaction is an automated process that identifies patterns or content within a text file based on the selected PII entities for redaction. Once these entities are identified, the corresponding areas on the document image are redacted. PII Redactions should always be reviewed.