Generates UUIDs on primary key columns.
All foreign key columns that reference the configured column automatically have their UUID values masked.
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)
To configure the generator:
To preserve the version and variant bits from the source UUID in the output value, toggle Preserve Version and Variant to the on position.
Toggle the Consistency setting to indicate whether to make the generator self-consistent. By default, the generator is not consistent.
If Structural data encryption is enabled, then to use it for this column, toggle Use data encryption process to the on position.