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DataVeil 4.7 Released
DataVeil 4.7 Released DataVeil version 4.7.0 has been released and is available for download from https://www.dataveil.com/my-downloads/ A Fresh Updated UI The graphical user interface has been updated from the older Java Swing/Windows look and feel to a more modern “Flat” look and feel. All the views, dialogs, windows and settings remain mostly the same so…
Read MoreLog4j CVE-2021-44228
DataVeil software does not contain log4j-core and is therefore not vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228.
Read MoreDataVeil 4.5 Macros and Components
DataVeil 4.5 Macros and Components The recently released DataVeil version 4.5 introduces Macros and Components. A DataVeil Macro is essentially a text substitution feature. Macros provide a lot of flexibility because if there are parts of a masking project that are referencing common items or values, such as the contents of Where conditions, then instead…
Read MoreSet Custom Java Home
Set Custom Java Home DataVeil and FileMasker are both Java applications and by default, upon startup, they shall automatically use the current default Java JDK installed on the operating system. In most cases this works well and ensures that DataVeil and FileMasker are using the latest and hopefully most secure and reliable versions of Java…
Read MoreChange GUI Font Size
Change GUI Font Size With the advent of the large high resolution monitors such as 4K (high-DPI) some DataVeil and FileMasker users have found that the font displayed by the GUI’s can be too small to comfortably read. It has also been noted that this can vary according to the version of Java being used.…
Read MoreSingle-Byte and Multi-Byte Character Redaction Options in Redact Mask
Single-Byte and Multi-Byte Character Redaction Options in Redact Mask DataVeil 4.4.0 introduces two enhancements to the Redact mask. Two distinct redaction characters can be specified. One is used if the original character to be redacted is half-width (single byte) and the other for all other characters (full-width or multi-byte). The previous redaction scope checkbox option…
Read MoreChanges to DataVeil Platform Free Features
On July 1, 2021 some of the included free features of the DataVeil Platform license shall be changing. Specifically, the following masks shall remain free to mask unlimited data: Dataset Mask (enables you to use your own CSV data) User SQL Value Mask (write your own SQL code in-line or call SQL user-defined functions) Therefore,…
Read MoreDataVeil License Fee Increase
On July 1, 2021 the DataVeil software license fees shall increase. The DataVeil software offers many advanced data masking capabilities and is continually being improved. Even after the price increase, the DataVeil license fees shall still be significantly lower than comparable competing software. The new pricing is shown below. Currency is USD. Perpetual Licenses Initial…
Read MoreDataVeil 4.2 XML and JSON Masking
DataVeil 4.2 XML and JSON Masking DataVeil version 4.2 has been released and brings XML masking support along with JSON masking that was also recently introduced. JSON and XML provide for extremely flexible formats and each record can contain an enormous amount of data. Furthermore, a JSON or XML column can contain records of completely…
Read MoreAmendments to Japan’s Privacy Law
Amendments to Japan’s Privacy Law On 3 September 2015, extensive amendments were introduced to the law in Japan which deals with the protection of personal information, “The Act on the Protection of Personal Information” (“APPI”). The effective date of the amended APPI has not yet been fixed; however, the law will take effect two years…
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