HIPAA Address (HipaaAddressGenerator)

The HIPAA Address generator can be used to generate cities, states, zip codes, and latitude/longitude values that follow HIPAA guidelines for safe harbor.

Link object structure

The HIPAA Address generator can be linked. It can be self-consistent, but not consistent with another column. You cannot configure differential privacy.

The metadata object is populated from the HipaaAddressMetadata object, which includes: The type of address value that is in the column How to generate zip codes. You can generate zip codes that replace the last two digits with zeros, or use a real zip code from the same state.

{
  "schema": "string",
  "table": "string",
  "column": "string",
  "path": "string",  //JSON fields only
  "dataType": "string",  //MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, and JSON fields only
  "metadata": {
    "presetId": "string",
    "generatorId": "HipaaAddressGenerator",
    "replaceTruncatedZerosInZipCode": boolean,
    "addressType": "enum",
    "isConsistent": boolean,
    "encryptionProcessor": "x-on", //To use configured Structural data encryption
    "customValueProcessor": "string"  //If custom value processor assigned
  }
}

Example replacement

The following example replacement for the HIPAA Address generator contains a single, unlinked column that contains a zip code value.

The generator is configured to be consistent, and to not use zeros in the generated zip code values.

{
  "name": "zip-code",
  "schema": "public",
  "table": "users",
  "links": [
    {
      "schema": "public",
      "table": "users",
      "column": "zip-code",
      "metadata": {
        "presetId": "HipaaAddressGenerator",
        "generatorId": "HipaaAddressGenerator",
        "replaceTruncatedZerosInZipCode": true,
        "addressType": "ZipCode",
        "isConsistent": false
      }
    }
  ]
}