Determine which data to hide from Searches, Reports and Alerts; for example, user name, social security number, host or domain name, and so on. Verify with the authorized legal representative about maintaining the data privacy compliance laws for your region.
Use the
Management
> Column Manager menu to define which columns to hide in the Data Privacy Mode. For more information on how to define columns, see
Column Manager - Overview.
Note: By default, some columns are hidden when Data Privacy mode is enabled. However, you can choose to hide more columns.
Ensure that two representatives are available to lock or unlock the Data Privacy Mode.
Navigate to
Administration
> System Settings.
On the
General tab, under
Data Privacy Options, click the
On radio button to enable the Data Privacy Mode to hide the columns from Index Search results and Reports menus.
Each representative must enter a Security Key and Email address, and click
Apply.
Note: The key length must be between 6 and 64 characters.
When the
Data Privacy Mode is enabled, the lock
icon is displayed on the upper right side of the screen, and some columns and menus get disabled.
Result
The following menu items are disabled:
Main Menu
Disabled Menu Items
Search
Regular Expression Search
Real Time Viewer
Management
Device Types
Message Signatures
Tag Catalog
Column Manager
Administration
Message Routing
Data Files
Note: When the Data Privacy mode is enabled, the following types of alerts will not be displayed on the Show Triggered Alerts page:
icon is displayed on the upper right side of the screen, and some columns and menus get disabled.
