PII-Shield: Kubernetes Sidecar for Automated Log Sanitization and PII Redaction
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aragoss
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Summary
PII-Shield is a zero-code Kubernetes sidecar solution for log sanitization that automatically detects and redacts Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and secrets from application logs. It uses entropy analysis to identify sensitive data, preserves JSON integrity during redaction, and helps organizations comply with data protection regulations like GDPR and SOC2 by preventing sensitive data from leaving application pods or contaminating AI training datasets.
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· 5 pulledZero-code log sanitization sidecar for Kubernetes.
Prevents data leaks (GDPR/SOC2) by redacting PII from logs before they leave the pod.
Don't let PII poison your AI models. PII-Shield ensures that sensitive data never reaches your training dataset, saving you from GDPR-forced model retraining.
Developers often forget to mask sensitive data. Traditional regex filters in Fluentd/Logstash are slow, hard to maintain, and consume expensive CPU on log aggregators.
PII-Shield sits right next to your app container.
Zero-code K8s sidecar for log sanitization. Detects secrets via Entropy Analysis, preserves JSON integrity, and redacts PII deterministically. 🛡️ - aragossa/pii-shield
