Sanitizing database structures for testing
US11138225B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/284
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A central database system allows users to access and use data stored in a relational database. In order to ensure that the stored data is not detrimentally impacted and that the security of the stored data is maintained, the central database system generates a sanitized copy of the database. The central database system stores and accesses annotation files associated with data tables of the database and a schema identifying the structure of the database. Based on the schema, for each data table, the central database system validates the annotation file. A copy of the data table is created and sanitized corresponding to the annotation file. The sanitized copies of the data tables are used to generate a sanitized copy of the database. The sanitized copy of the database may then be accessed and used by users of the central database system without impacting the relational database.
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