Connecting IRI Software to Oracle
OverviewOracle database connection issues can be the most frustrating part of application installation and implementation. The many options available with its JDBC and ODBC drivers can be daunting. Read More
The Upgrade Path to CoSort v10
Forty years after the first release of IRI CoSort for CP/M, CoSort v10 for Unix, Linux, and Windows platforms was released in the middle of 2018. Read More
Finding and Masking PII in XML and JSON Files…
Editors Note: The content of this article has been superseded as of DarkShield Version 5. Please refer to this article instead for the current methodology using data classification and location matchers for XML and JSON files. Read More
How to Create a Custom Data Class Validator
Abstract: This is the second of a two-part series detailing data class validation in IRI Workbench. The first article, here, provides an overview of the validation scripts and how to use them in a data discovery or classification job. Read More
Securing FieldShield Encryption Keys with Alliance Key Manager
In a previous article, we detailed a method for securing the encryption keys (passphrases) used in IRI FieldShield data masking jobs through the Azure Key Vault. Read More
Data Class Validation in IRI Workbench
Abstract: This is the first of two articles on data class validation in the IRI Workbench graphical IDE for the IRI DarkShield, FieldShield and CellShield EE data masking tools. Read More
Installing KNIME and the Voracity Node in IRI Workbench
This article covers installation of the KNIME Analytics Platform as a core feature in the IRI Workbench IDE for Voracity, built on Eclipse, as well as the IRI Voracity Data Provider, or Job Source, node for KNIME described in this article. Read More
Connecting to, and Masking Data, in Salesforce
IRI Workbench users can connect to and manipulate the data in the underlying database in Salesforce using the JDBC and ODBC drivers from CData or Progress Software. Read More
Securing FieldShield Passphrases in Azure Key Vault
One of the primary uses of IRI FieldShield is to encrypt and decrypt sensitive data in database or flat-file columns. FieldShield relies on a passphrase to derive a symmetrical encryption key used at encryption and decryption time. Read More
Data Class File Masking
The Data Class File Masking Job wizard in IRI Workbench protects large numbers of structured file sources that have been previously classified. While it was possible to use the data classes in many of the existing wizards, if the data class library included a lot of classified fields, selection of the classified sources was cumbersome. Read More
Voracity Data Munging and Masking App for Splunk
In Q3’19, IRI created a new, free app for Splunk Enterprise and Enterprise Security users that seamlessly indexes data from any Voracity platform data wrangling or protection job. Read More