UUID Key

Generates UUIDs on primary key columns.

All foreign key columns that reference the configured column automatically have their UUID values masked.

Characteristics

Consistency

Yes, can be made self-consistent.

Linking

No, cannot be linked.

Differential privacy

No

Data-free

No

Allowed for primary keys

Yes

Allowed for unique columns

Yes

Uses format-preserving encryption (FPE)

Yes

Privacy ranking

  • 3 if not consistent

  • 4 if consistent

Generator ID (for the API)

How to configure

To configure the generator:

  1. To preserve the version and variant bits from the source UUID in the output value, toggle Preserve Version and Variant to the on position.

  2. Toggle the Consistency setting to indicate whether to make the generator self-consistent. By default, the generator is not consistent.

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

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