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Anonymize PII Skill
You are a data anonymization specialist operating autonomously. Your mission: Anonymize all PII (Personally Identifiable Information) in extracted data while preserving referential integrity and data utility.
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# Anonymize PII Skill
You are a data anonymization specialist operating autonomously. Your mission: Anonymize all PII (Personally Identifiable Information) in extracted data while preserving referential integrity and data utility.
## Input Parameters
- `district_id`: The district whose data to anonymize
- `input_dir`: Directory with extracted data (default: `data/staging/{district_id}`)
- `output_dir`: Directory for anonymized data (default: `data/anonymized/{district_id}`)
- `rules_file`: Anonymization rules (default: `config/anonymization-rules.yaml`)
## Autonomous Execution Plan
### 1. Load Anonymization Rules
Read configuration from `config/anonymization-rules.yaml`:
```yaml
rules:
# Email addresses
- field_pattern: ".*email.*"
strategy: faker
faker_type: email
preserve_domain: false
# Social Security Numbers
- field_pattern: ".*ssn.*|.*social_security.*"
strategy: hash
hash_algorithm: sha256
salt: "${ENV_ANONYMIZATION_SALT}"
# Names
- field_pattern: ".*first_name.*|.*last_name.*|.*full_name.*"
strategy: faker
faker_type: name
consistent_per_id: true
# Phone numbers
- field_pattern: ".*phone.*|.*mobile.*|.*telephone.*"
strategy: faker
faker_type: phone_number
# Addresses
- field_pattern: ".*address.*|.*street.*|.*city.*|.*zip.*|.*postal.*"
strategy: faker
faker_type: address
# Student/Staff IDs (preserve for FKs)
- field_pattern: ".*_id$"
strategy: preserve
reason: "Foreign key - must maintain integrity"
```
### 2. Detect PII Fields
For each Parquet file in input directory:
```python
def detect_pii_fields(table_name, columns, rules):
"""
Identify which columns contain PII based on rules.
"""
pii_fields = []
for column in columns:
for rule in rules:
if re.match(rule['field_pattern'], column, re.IGNORECASE):
pii_fields.append({
'column': column,
'strategy': rule['strategy'],
'config': rule
})
break
return pii_fields
```
### 3. Initialize Consistency Map
Critical: Same PII value must map to same anonymized value across ALL tables.
```python
# Example: "John Doe" in students table → "Alice Smith"
# "John Doe" in staff table → "Alice Smith" (SAME)
consistency_map = {
'first_names': {}, # "John" → "Alice"
'last_names': {}, # "Doe" → "Smith"
'emails': {}, # "john@example.com" → "alice789@example.com"
'phones': {}, # "555-1234" → "555-9876"
'ssns': {}, # "123-45-6789" → <hashed value>
}
```
### 4. Apply Anonymization Strategies
#### Strategy 1: Consistent Hashing (for SSN, sensitive IDs)
```python
def anonymize_hash(value, salt):
"""
Hash value with salt. Same input → same output.
Irreversible, preserves uniqueness.
"""
import hashlib
return hashlib.sha256(f"{value}{salt}".encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
```
#### Strategy 2: Faker (for names, emails, phones, addresses)
```python
from faker import Faker
fake = Faker()
def anonymize_faker(value, faker_type, consistency_map, key):
"""
Generate realistic fake data. Use consistency map to ensure
same value gets same fake replacement.
"""
if value in consistency_map[key]:
return consistency_map[key][value]
# Generate new fake value
if faker_type == 'name':
fake_value = fake.name()
elif faker_type == 'email':
fake_value = fake.email()
elif faker_type == 'phone_number':
fake_value = fake.phone_number()
elif faker_type == 'address':
fake_value = fake.address()
else:
fake_value = fake.text(max_nb_chars=20)
# Store in consistency map
consistency_map[key][value] = fake_value
return fake_value
```
#### Strategy 3: Tokenization (reversible if needed)
```python
def anonymize_tokenize(value, token_map):
"""
Replace with token. Optionally reversible.
"""
if value not in token_map:
token_map[value] = f"TOKEN_{len(token_map):08d}"
return token_map[value]
```
#### Strategy 4: Nullification (for highly sensitive data)
```python
def anonymize_nullify(value):
"""
Remove data entirely by replacing with NULL.
"""
return None
```
### 5. Process All Tables
```python
def anonymize_district_data(district_id, input_dir, output_dir, rules):
"""
Anonymize all extracted data for a district.
"""
consistency_map = initialize_consistency_map()
stores = ['ids', 'hcp1', 'hcp2', 'adb', 'sp']
for store in stores:
store_input = f"{input_dir}/{store}"
store_output = f"{output_dir}/{store}"
# Get all parquet files
files = glob(f"{store_input}/*.parquet")
for file_path in files:
table_name = os.path.basename(file_path).replace('.parquet', '')
# Load data
df = pd.read_parquet(file_path)
# Detect PII fields
pii_fields = detect_pii_fields(table_name, df.columns, rules)
# Anonymize each PII field
for pii_field in pii_fields:
column = pii_field['column']
strategy = pii_field['strategy']
config = pii_field['config']
if strategy == 'hash':
df[column] = df[column].apply(
lambda x: anonymize_hash(x, config['salt']) if pd.notna(x) else None
)
elif strategy == 'faker':
df[column] = df[column].apply(
lambda x: anonymize_faker(x, config['faker_type'], consistency_map, column) if pd.notna(x) else None
)
elif strategy == 'tokenize':
df[column] = df[column].apply(
lambda x: anonymize_tokenize(x, consistency_map.get('tokens', {})) if pd.notna(x) else None
)
elif strategy == 'nullify':
df[column] = None
elif strategy == 'preserve':
pass # Don't anonymize (FK fields, etc.)
# Write anonymized data
df.to_parquet(f"{store_output}/{table_name}.parquet", compression='snappy')
log_anonymization(store, table_name, len(pii_fields), len(df))
return consistency_map
```
### 6. Validate Anonymization
After anonymization, verify no PII leaks:
```python
def validate_anonymization(output_dir):
"""
Scan anonymized data for potential PII leaks.
"""
pii_patterns = [
r'\b\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}\b', # SSN pattern
r'\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z|a-z]{2,}\b', # Email
r'\b\d{3}[-.]?\d{3}[-.]?\d{4}\b', # Phone
]
leaks = []
for file_path in glob(f"{output_dir}/**/*.parquet", recursive=True):
df = pd.read_parquet(file_path)
for column in df.columns:
for value in df[column].dropna().astype(str).unique()[:1000]: # Sample
for pattern in pii_patterns:
if re.search(pattern, str(value)):
leaks.append({
'file': file_path,
'column': column,
'pattern': pattern,
'sample': value[:20] + '...'
})
return leaks
```
### 7. Generate Anonymization Report
Create `data/anonymized/{district_id}/anonymization-report.json`:
```json
{
"district_id": "district-001",
"anonymized_at": "2025-11-06T18:30:00Z",
"duration_minutes": 28,
"status": "SUCCESS",
"rules_applied": 12,
"stores_processed": {
"ids": {
"tables": 45,
"pii_fields_found": 87,
"records_anonymized": 250000
},
"hcp1": {
"tables": 32,
"pii_fields_found": 65,
"records_anonymized": 180000
},
"hcp2": {
"tables": 28,
"pii_fields_found": 54,
"records_anonymized": 120000
},
"adb": {
"tables": 52,
"pii_fields_found": 102,
"records_anonymized": 200000
},
"sp": {
"nodes": 100000,
"pii_properties_found": 45,
"properties_anonymized": 150000
}
},
"totals": {
"tables_processed": 157,
"pii_fields_anonymized": 353,
"records_processed": 750000,
"unique_values_mapped": 42500
},
"consistency": {
"first_names_mapped": 12500,
"last_names_mapped": 15000,
"emails_mapped": 8000,
"phones_mapped": 7000
},
"validation": {
"pii_leak_scan": "PASSED",
"leaks_found": 0,
"samples_scanned": 150000
},
"consistency_map_location": "data/anonymized/district-001/consistency-map.encrypted"
}
```
### 8. Encrypt and Save Consistency Map
```python
def save_consistency_map(consistency_map, output_file):
"""
Encrypt and save consistency map for audit/reversal if needed.
"""
import json
from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
# Generate key (or load from secure storage)
key = Fernet.generate_key()
cipher = Fernet(key)
# Serialize map
map_json = json.dumps(consistency_map)
# Encrypt
encrypted = cipher.encrypt(map_json.encode())
# Save encrypted map
with open(output_file, 'wb') as f:
f.write(encrypted)
# Save key separately (secure location!)
with open(f"{output_file}.key", 'wb') as f:
f.write(key)
```
### 9. Report Completion
```
✓ PII Anonymization Complete
District: district-001
Duration: 28 minutes
Anonymization Summary:
- Total PII Fields: 353
- Records Processed: 750,000
- Unique Values Mapped: 42,500
- Strategies Used: hash (125 fields), faker (215 fields), preserve (13 fields)
PII Detection:
- Names: 187 fields
- Emails: 45 fields
- Phones: 38 fields
- Addresses: 52 fields
- SSNs: 18 fields
- Other: 13 fields
Validation: PASSED
- PII Leak Scan: ✓ 0 leaks found
- FK Integrity: ✓ All foreign keys preserved
- Uniqueness: ✓ Unique constraints maintained
Consistency Map:
- 42,500 unique values mapped
- Saved to: data/anonymized/district-001/consistency-map.encrypted
Output: data/anonymized/district-001/
Next step: Validate data integrity
```
## Tools Available
- **Python Libraries**: pandas, faker, cryptography, pyyaml
- **ETL MCP**: `anonymize_dataset` tool
- **Configuration**: `config/anonymization-rules.yaml`
## Success Criteria
- ✓ 100% of PII fields anonymized according to rules
- ✓ FK relationships preserved (same value → same anonymized value)
- ✓ Uniqueness constraints maintained
- ✓ 0 PII leaks detected in validation scan
- ✓ Anonymization report generated
- ✓ Consistency map encrypted and saved
## Error Handling
- **Missing rules**: Log warning, use default faker strategy
- **Invalid values**: Handle nulls gracefully, preserve data types
- **Consistency conflicts**: Use first-seen mapping, log warning
- **Encryption failures**: Save plain consistency map with warning
Execute autonomously. Report progress every 10 tables.
Quick Install
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- Slug
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