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Method and apparatus of information leakage prevention for database tables

US8272051B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2008
Grant dateSep 18, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1416
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process of information leakage prevention for sensitive information in a database table. Content to be inspected is extracted at a deployment point. The content is processed by a first fingerprinting module to determine if the content matches fingerprint signatures generated from database cells between a first threshold size and a second threshold size which is larger than the first threshold size. The content is also processed by a second fingerprinting module to determine if the content matches fingerprint signatures generated from database cells larger than the second threshold size. The content may also be filtered, and the filtered content processed with an exact match module to determine if the filtered content exactly matches data from cells smaller than the first threshold size. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.

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