MAC Address

Generates a random MAC address formatted string.

Characteristics

Consistency	Yes, can be made self-consistent.
Linking	No, cannot be linked.
Differential privacy	Yes, if consistency is not enabled.
Data-free	Yes, if consistency is not enabled.
Allowed for primary keys	No
Allowed for unique columns	No
Uses format-preserving encryption (FPE)	Yes
Privacy ranking	1 if not consistent 4 if consistent
Generator ID (for the API)	MACAddressGenerator

How to configure

To configure the generator:

1. In the Bytes Preserved field, enter the number of bytes to preserve in the generated address.

2. Toggle the Consistency setting to indicate whether to make the column self-consistent. By default, consistency is disabled.

3. If Structural data encryption is enabled, then to use it for this column, toggle Use data encryption process to the on position.