GCP-DLP-API

Redact Assets w/ Data Loss Prevention API

• Enable the DLP API from GCP
• Install the DLP API

git clone https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-dlp.git

• Install Nodejs and samples

  cd nodejs-dlp/samples
  npm install @google-cloud/dlp
  npm install yargs
  npm install mime
  

Inspect Sensitive information

Using ìnspectString.js explicit your data.

• E.g. your email address in assets

  node inspectString.js $GCLOUD_PROJECT "My email address is [email protected]."
  

• E.g. your phone number(s) in assets

  node inspectString.js $GCLOUD_PROJECT "My phone number is +99999999."
  

Redact sensitive data from images

• Give input to the system e.g. upload the below asset

• from nodejs-dlp/samples redact the email address values from the image

node redactImage.js $GCLOUD_PROJECT ~/assets-for-real.png "" EMAIL_ADDRESS ~/yaya-redacted.png

We specified EMAIL_ADDRESS as the infotype to redact.

In the image, you should notice that the email address is no longer visible.

[Real-time Censoring](/assets/poc/hm-hmm.png)