 
 
 
 
Data Sanitization Techniques 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A Net 2000 Ltd. White Paper 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Abstract 
 
Data Sanitization is the process of making sensitive information in non-production  databases 
safe for wider visibility. This White Paper is an overview of various techniques which can be 
used to sanitize sensitive production data in test and development databases. 
 
An initial discussion of the primary motivations for data sanitization is given. The remainder of 
the paper is devoted 