CCSP Cloud Data Security Practice Question
A cloud security team is evaluating DLP techniques to protect sensitive data in a cloud data warehouse. They want to replace sensitive values with realistic but fictitious data for non-production environments while preserving referential integrity. Which TWO de-identification techniques are suitable?
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Pseudonymization
Tokenization replaces sensitive data with a token that can be consistent across tables, preserving referential integrity. Pseudonymization replaces identifiers with consistent pseudonyms, also preserving relationships.
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Pseudonymization
Why this is correct
Correct: Pseudonymization replaces identifiers with consistent pseudonyms, preserving relationships.
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Bucketing
Why it's wrong here
Bucketing generalizes data into ranges, not suitable for realistic replacement.
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Masking
Why it's wrong here
Masking obscures parts of data, not suitable for generating realistic fictitious data.
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Tokenization
Why this is correct
Correct: Tokenization can maintain referential integrity if tokens are deterministic.
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Date shifting
Why it's wrong here
Date shifting moves dates, not a general replacement for sensitive values.
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