Data masking
Data masking should be used in accordance with the organization's topic-specific policy on access control and other related topic-specific policies and business requirements, taking applicable legislation into consideration.
Purpose
To limit exposure of sensitive data while maintaining usability for testing and development.
Implementation Guidance
Identify sensitive data requiring masking
Implement masking in non-production environments
Use appropriate masking techniques (tokenization, anonymization)
Test masked data for usability
Document masking procedures
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