These techniques can replace, transform, or redact values in a data set while maintaining the overall usefulness of the data. An access policy can protect different values in different mappings, based on factors such as the intended user of the data and metadata classifications that users assign to the source data. Access policies can help your organization comply with data privacy regulations such as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Rules apply pre-defined transformations to data classes. A data class is a categorization applied to fields within data assets to indicate the category of data such as birth dates, national identifiers, and postal codes.

Rules in an access policy can apply multiple data protection techniques, including the following operations:

An Access Policy transformation doesn't display the policies, since those are dynamically applied based on the data and metadata. Users with the appropriate permissions manage policies in

Data Access Management

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