Redacting fields
When we speak about transforming data within our APIs, we often think about modifying the data structure itself; perhaps converting from one format to another, such as from JSON to XML. The truth is that data transformation means modifying your data in any way and you might have many different reasons to do so. In today's age of technology, security is at the forefront, as it should be, and protecting consumers' sensitive data should be your top priority. There are standards and requirements, such as Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards, that govern how we transmit, share, and store data. This is all done in an effort to protect sensitive data in transit or at rest. One way to protect this data is to redact it. This could mean to strip out the sensitive data altogether or simply mask it with some special characters. API Connect provides a built-in policy to do this for us with minimal effort.
The redaction policy within API Connect is a built-in policy...
