XPath-Based Anonymization Rules

XPath-based rules anonymize XML data using XPath.

Required and Optional Fields

name
description (optional)
rule_id (should be set to XPATH)
paths
include_files
exclude_files (optional)
action (optional, default value is ANONYMIZE)
replace_value (optional, applicable only when action=REPLACE)
shared (optional, default value is true)
enabled (optional, default value is true)

For more information on each field, refer to Fields Used for Defining Anonymization Rules.

Rule Definition Example

  {
    "name": "XPATH_RULE",
    "rule_id": "XPATH",
    "paths": ["/data/record[1]/value"],
    "include_files": ["*test_config.xml"],
    "shared": true
  }

Sample Input XML Data

<data>
    <record>
        <name>password</name>
        <value>valueToAnonymize</value>
    </record>
    <record>
        <name>name</name>
        <value>value</value>
    </record>
</data>

Sample Output XML Data (After Anonymization)

<data>
    <record>
        <name>password</name>
        <value>¶smfz923swc¶</value>
    </record>
    <record>
        <name>name</name>
        <value>value</value>
    </record>
</data>

For more examples, refer to Examples of XPath-Based Anonymization Rules.

You can use this reference documentation for XPath.

​XPath-Based Anonymization Rules

XPath-Based Anonymization Rules