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, in the advanced options section, toggle Use data encryption process to the on position.