Using Masked Data for Testing

If making a copy of the data in your Siebel production database for security testing or development purposes, then mask sensitive data.

Data masking hides sensitive information by replacing it with similar-looking but nonauthentic data. Effective methods of data masking protect the original data by ensuring it cannot be recovered from the masked data while providing a version of the data that is functionally equivalent for testing purposes. Data, such as personal details and credit card information, must always be masked when used outside the production environment.

Siebel CRM does not provide data masking features; this functionality is provided by the RDBMS vendor. The Oracle Data Masking pack for Oracle Enterprise Manager provides data masking capabilities. If you are using an MS SQL or DB2 RDBMS, then refer to the vendor documentation for information on data masking products.