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)	UuidPkGenerator

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