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SEDCMD vs Transforms to mask data

VijaySrrie
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Hi,

When we use sedcmd command to mask data it is Indexed time extractions and when we use transforms to mask data it is search time extractions. Is it correct?

 

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PickleRick
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

There are more transforms (indexed field extractions, ingest-time evals) which are done i  the ingesting pipeline. You can use them to modify data before indexing.

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Please remember that when you have written data to index without masking it, the one can always figure it out as unmasked even you try any masking techniques on search time. 
r. Ismo

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