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 # PII Scanning and Detection # PII Scanning and Detection
-(available in v1803)+ 
 +<WRAP important> 
 +**REPLACED BY [[contentdiscovery|CONTENT DISCOVERY]]** 
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 +Version 1808 of the Enterprise File Fabric introduced [[contentdiscovery]], which supersedes this PII Scanning and Detection feature. Content Discovery incorporates all of the PII feature’s functionality and is upwardly compatible with version 1803’s PII detection rules. Content Discovery organises sets of content detectors into one or more Content Detection Categories, each of which contains a set of content detectors. PII is (or can beone such Content Detection Category. 
 +</WRAP>
  
 This page covers the identification and classification of PII (Personally Identifiable Information). This page covers the identification and classification of PII (Personally Identifiable Information).
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 Under GDPR and other data privacy regulations, businesses face increasing regulatory responsibilities to secure the personal data they collect from customers and others. For an organisation with substantial data assets, one of the challenges associated with ensuring that personally identifiable information (PII) is managed appropriately is knowing where that data resides in their systems. Under GDPR and other data privacy regulations, businesses face increasing regulatory responsibilities to secure the personal data they collect from customers and others. For an organisation with substantial data assets, one of the challenges associated with ensuring that personally identifiable information (PII) is managed appropriately is knowing where that data resides in their systems.
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 +Applied to:
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 + * Enterprise File Fabric Appliance [Add-On] (until v1803)
  
 ## Feature Summary ## Feature Summary
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 The PII Detection Rules JSON document is an array of objects with each object describing one rule. A rule has the following properties: The PII Detection Rules JSON document is an array of objects with each object describing one rule. A rule has the following properties:
  
-  * `id- A unique identifier. +  * **id** - A unique identifier. 
-  * `title- The name of the rule shown in the user interface +  * **title** - The name of the rule shown in the user interface 
-  * `tag- Files found with this rule are tagged with this value +  * **tag** - Files found with this rule are tagged with this value 
-  * `filters- An array of one PII filter objects with matching criteria+  * **filters** - An array of one PII filter objects with matching criteria
  
 The document is validated against a JSON schema on update. If there is an error the document will not be saved: The document is validated against a JSON schema on update. If there is an error the document will not be saved:
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 #### Rule Id #### Rule Id
  
-To add a scanning rule create a new unique ''id''. An id must only contain the characters A-Z, a-z 0-9 and _ (underscore). It is only used internally and should not be changed.+To add a scanning rule create a new unique **id**. An id must only contain the characters A-Z, a-z 0-9 and _ (underscore). It is only used internally and should not be changed.
  
 #### Rule Title #### Rule Title
  
-The ''title'' will be the name of the data type in the “Contains PII” checklist on the File Manager’s search screen and in the PII list for a file in the File Manager’s Info panel.+The **title** will be the name of the data type in the “Contains PII” checklist on the File Manager’s search screen and in the PII list for a file in the File Manager’s Info panel.
  
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 #### Rule Tag #### Rule Tag
  
-The ''tag'' value is the name of one tag. It does not have to be predefined.  Tag values should be unique within the JSON document. +The **tag** value is the name of one tag. It does not have to be predefined.  Tag values should be unique within the JSON document. 
  
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 Another File Feature, if enabled, allows the creation of groups of internal and external users with a shared workspace.  If files containing PII are placed into a Business Group’s workspace then members of the Business Group will be able to access the PII by download those files. Another File Feature, if enabled, allows the creation of groups of internal and external users with a shared workspace.  If files containing PII are placed into a Business Group’s workspace then members of the Business Group will be able to access the PII by download those files.
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 +### See Also
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 +  * [[https://blog.storagemadeeasy.com/how-to-discover-pii-data-on-any-local-or-remote-storage/|Discovering PII / SPI Data]]
  
 ## Troubleshooting ## Troubleshooting
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 Confirm that the user has PII authorization.  Only administrators and members to whom PII authorization has been given will see the PII classification on the Tags tab dropdown. Confirm that the user has PII authorization.  Only administrators and members to whom PII authorization has been given will see the PII classification on the Tags tab dropdown.
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