How does the anonymizer work

Usage

Syntax

python3 -m anonymizer

    -i <inputfile>
    
    -o <outputfile>
    
    -f <folder>
    
    -m <method_used(s,strict)/symbol/(lenght==lenght_of_word)>
    
    -p <patterns.json>
    
    -v <verbose_mode>
    
    -w <string of words separated by commas>

    -q <quick_mode>

Default

python3 -m anonymizer -i testfile.odt -o testfile_anonymized.odt -m s/*/True -p anonymizer/patterns.json

Explanation

• i: Specify the input's file path.
• o: Specify the output's file path.
• f: Specify a folder's path. If set, the module will anonymize all .txt and .odt files in the folder.
• m:
  • method: Strict method.
  • symbol: Specify the symbol that will replace sensitive information.
  • length: If True lenght is set to len(entity), else if a number n is given each entity shall be replaced with symbol n times, always respecting the original alignment/format of the text.
• p: Specify the patterns file. A default pattern file is given in anonymizer/patterns.json
• v: If typed, verbose mode is on. In verbose mode all identified entities are printed on the console.
• w: If typed the parser expects a string with words separated by commas (,). Each word is anonymized in the text, adding flexibility to the service. Therefore the user can anonymize words that may not have been identified by default.
• q: If typed, quick mode is on. In quick mode the service only searches for entities given by user through the -w input. This is useful in cases where a text has already been parsed and user wants to anonymize additional entities.