Comment by lovasoa

Comment by lovasoa 6 months ago

3 replies

The principle of the software seems to be that the original data is never altered. It is a postgres extension that "masks" the data for certain postgres users. You can always connect as the root user and see everything when you need to.

heeton 6 months ago

It allows updating the original data - https://postgresql-anonymizer.readthedocs.io/en/stable/stati...

> These methods will destroy the original data. Use with care.

  • sgt 6 months ago

    So basically running SELECT anon.anonymize_database(); will do it.

    • daamien 6 months ago

      Both approach are possible

      * Static Masking will destroy the authentic data once for all

      * Dynamic Masking will only alter the data the "masked users". Regular users will continue to view the real data.

      Both techniques have their own advantage depending on your context.