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      32.7 MySQL Enterprise Data Masking and De-Identification Overview
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   MySQL Enterprise Edition 5.7 and higher includes MySQL Enterprise Data Masking and De-Identification, implemented as a plugin
      library containing a plugin and several loadable functions. Data
      masking hides sensitive information by replacing real values with
      substitutes. MySQL Enterprise Data Masking and De-Identification functions enable masking existing data using
      several methods such as obfuscation (removing identifying
      characteristics), generation of formatted random data, and data
      replacement or substitution.
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    Section 8.5, “MySQL Enterprise Data Masking and De-Identification”
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