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Subject: data masking
From: kyle Hailey <kylelf@gmail.com>
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I'm looking for feedback on data masking products. By data masking, I mean
data obfuscation so that sensitive data can be innaccessible on development
and QA copies of the production databases.

The data masking thread has come up a few times on Oracle-L over the years
but I haven't seen much in the way of recommendations.
As far as options go there is

   -    Oracle - of course
   -    IBM  Optim
   http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/data-management/optim-solutions/data-privacy-pci.html

just yesterday I went to a presentation at NOCOUG by

   -    Axis Technologies http://www.axistechnologyllc.com/

and previously mentioned on Oracle-L are

   - Datamasker  http://www.datamasker.com/
   - Camouflage  http://www.datamasking.com/
   - http://www.net2000ltd.com/

My unsubstantiated guess, having worked at Oracle for 13 years, several of
those years in the OEM group, is that Oracle's approach to data masking will
be expensive, inefficiently complex , pretty buggy not to mention missing
some key functionality.  Oracle can get away with a lot given it's marketing
presence.
I hear most talk in the industry about IBM Optim.
The presentation from Axis at NoCOUG was good and they seem to understand
the domain well.
The other options I know nothing about.

Has anyone used any of these products and/or have any feedback on them?


Thanks
Kyle

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development and QA copies of the production databases.<br>
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years but I haven&#39;t seen much in the way of recommendations.<br>
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acy-pci.html">http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/data-management/optim-sol=
utions/data-privacy-pci.html</a></li>
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just yesterday I went to a presentation at NOCOUG by<br>
<ul><li>=A0=A0 Axis Technologies <a href=3D"http://www.axistechnologyllc.co=
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and previously mentioned on Oracle-L are<br>
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amasker.com/</a></li><li>Camouflage=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.datamasking.co=
m/">http://www.datamasking.com/</a></li><li><a href=3D"http://www.net2000lt=
d.com/">http://www.net2000ltd.com/</a></li>
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those years=20
in the OEM group, is that Oracle&#39;s approach to data masking will be=20
expensive, inefficiently complex , pretty buggy not to=20
mention missing some key functionality.=A0 Oracle can get away with a lot=
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given it&#39;s marketing presence. <br>
I hear most talk in the industry about IBM Optim.<br>
The presentation from Axis at NoCOUG was good and they seem to understand t=
he domain well.<br>
The other options I know nothing about.<br>
<br>
Has anyone used any of these products and/or have any feedback on them?<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
Kyle <br>

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