Obfuscation Flashcards
1
Q
[…] is the process of making something harder to understand.
Ex: something normally easy to understand is now very complex
A
Obfuscation
Ex: Hiding info inside an image (Steganography)
If you know how the Obfuscation process was done, you can reverse it and make it easy to understand again
2
Q
[…] is a steganographic process where the original data is replaced with a non-sensitive placeholder. No encryption involved
Ex: SSN 123-56-7890 becomes 098-76-5432
A
Tokenization
3
Q
[…] is the process of hiding some of the original data
Ex: Using ** to block credit card number on a receipt
A
Data Masking
