PII, PHI & Financial Entities

Complete reference of all supported PII, PHI, and financial entities with descriptions, examples, and masked output.

Protecto detects sensitive data across two built-in categories. All entities below are enabled by default.

PII entities

S.No	Entity Name	Description	Example	Masked
1	`PERSON`	Name of a person	George Williams	`<PER>yefNTf jm3Jf</PER>`
2	`EMAIL_ADDRESS`	Email address	George@example.com	`<EMAIL>yefNTf@VxLPAG1Dvm</EMAIL>`
3	`PHONE_NUMBER`	All country phone, mobile, and landline numbers	+44 7943 582088, (555) 123-4567	`<PHN>+736785 58609 305</PHN>`
4	`ADDRESS`	Geographical entities including cities, famous locations, and buildings	Paris, Eiffel Tower, Amazon Rainforest	`<ADDRESS>g5Ua2Fm843</ADDRESS>`
5	`ORGANIZATION`	Names of organizations	Lakeview Hospital	`<ORG>fL89cEDrh6 uii8cQSrwT</ORG>`
6	`DATE_OF_BIRTH`	Birthdate of a person	March 10, 2023	`<DOB>sz7jDZyonfgY3y</DOB>`
7	`US_SSN`	Social Security Number (USA)	756-45-6689	`<SSN>0402795019673173694705</SSN>`
8	`IP_ADDRESS`	Unique label for devices in a network	192.168.0.1	`<IPA>368.531.3681.004</IPA>`
9	`MAC_NUMBER`	Unique identifier for network interfaces	00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E	`<DEVICE_ID>o5gCeI67k6xDC4ST3</DEVICE_ID>`
10	`URL`	Web address	www.cityhospital.net	`<URL>02FZUWHoADyGJE08SCqPfxb</URL>`
11	`FAX_NUMBER`	Fax number	4256324532	`<FAX_NO>511694045434</FAX_NO>`
12	`DRIVING_LICENSE_NUMBER`	Driver's license identifier	DL35235	`<DL_NO>3hm6dQehstF8cSjDTpDDUbJiCm6zkk</DL_NO>`
13	`VEHICLE_REGISTRATION_NUMBER`	Vehicle registration and vehicle numbers	MA2334	`<VEHICLE_REG_NO>FIwaeRko6x7GaegIyZXL</VEHICLE_REG_NO>`
14	`VEHICLE_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER`	Unique code for motor vehicles	232679GE24	`<VIN>5t7uzVOu5ZZS06j</VIN>`
15	`LICENCE_NO`	Healthcare provider, pharmaceutical, and doctor licence numbers	HP839232	`<LICENCE_NO>Y37kcPZWFX6TBb13UQ</LICENCE_NO>`
16	`ACC_NO`	Bank account and general account numbers	876543210	`<ACC_NO>934295135373</ACC_NO>`
17	`CREDIT_CARD`	Numeric code for financial transactions	5000236879543210	`<CRD>4D67AFZLFh3OBk03cNo0</CRD>`

PHI entities

S.No	Entity Name	Description	Example	Masked
1	`MRN`	Patient identification and medical record identifiers	P4353	`<MRN>1020663481</MRN>`
2	`MEDICAL_BENEFICIARY_NUMBER`	Health insurance, general insurance, and national health insurance numbers	HNFG4343	`<HEALTH_BENEFICIARY_NO>12vpxhkHTq</HEALTH_BENEFICIARY_NO>`
3	`START_DATE_OF_HOSPITALIZATION`	Admission date to a hospital	April 10, 2023	`<ADMIT_DATE>yupFq6xVI9Xkx3I6Odzqo6PO1hFK58</ADMIT_DATE>`
4	`DISCHARGE_DATE`	Release date from a hospital	Sep 5, 2023	`<DISCHARGE_DATE>08l7xKbswvTev05RD3w7kEwS17Z</DISCHARGE_DATE>`
5	`DEATH_DATE`	Date of death	February 5, 2024	`<DEATH_DATE>JOIm57O7rG4co9UuC2d</DEATH_DATE>`

Financial entities

S.No	Entity Name	Description	Example	Masked
1	`BANK_ACC_NO`	A unique number assigned to a bank account	123456789012	`<ACC_NO>3984572426</ACC_NO>`
2	`NATIONALITY`	The country of a person's citizenship	Indian, American	`<NATIONALITY>kB3Qc2Jp</NATIONALITY>`
3	`PASSPORT_NUMBER`	A unique identifier for a passport	A1234567	`<PASSPORT_NO>0mq9wQ7G</PASSPORT_NO>`
4	`ROUTING_NUMBER`	A bank code used to identify a financial institution	21000021	`<ROUTING_NO>0ngE2YBX</ROUTING_NO>`
5	`PAN`	Permanent Account Number — a 10-character alphanumeric identifier issued by India's Income Tax Department	CDLKQ1447Z	`<PAN>xJio2</PAN>`
6	`CVV`	A three- or four-digit security code on payment cards	123, 4567	`<CVV>19819</CVV>`
7	`POLICY_NO`	A unique number for an insurance policy	PL-987654321	`<POLICY_NO>02iUPhbo-013JC0qy</POLICY_NO>`
8	`TAN`	Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number	ABCD12345E	`<TAN>13ZBH1Ap</TAN>`
9	`SWIFT`	A bank identifier code used for international transactions	BOFAUS3NXXX	`<SWIFT>0qJNDZ4a1</SWIFT>`
10	`PIN_NUMBER`	A secret numeric code used for authentication	1234	`<CRD_PIN>20776</CRD_PIN>`
11	`INSURANCE_NUMBER`	A unique number for an insurance policy	INS-12324	`<INSURANCE_NO>50voyk9u7b</INSURANCE_NO>`
12	`CARD_EXPIRY_DATE`	The expiration date of a payment card	26-Dec	`<CRD_EXP_DATE>06014573 83596</CRD_EXP_DATE>`

Entity names are used by the detection engine and in individual_tokens responses. Use them in policy configurations, custom PII rules, and the Update Entity Category API to control how each entity is handled.

Usage examples

Mask a person's name and email:

{
  "mask": [
    {
      "value": "George Williams sent a note to George@example.com",
      "token_name": "Text Token"
    }
  ]
}

Mask a credit card with explicit format:

{
  "mask": [
    {
      "value": "5000236879543210",
      "format": "Credit Card",
      "token_name": "Numeric Token"
    }
  ]
}

Mask a phone number:

{
  "mask": [
    {
      "value": "+44 7943 582088",
      "format": "Phone Number",
      "token_name": "Numeric Token"
    }
  ]
}

Mask a medical record number:

{
  "mask": [
    {
      "value": "P4353",
      "format": "Medical Record Number",
      "token_name": "Text Token"
    }
  ]
}

Forcing format when detection is ambiguous:

{
  "mask": [
    {
      "value": "A1234567",
      "format": "Passport Number",
      "token_name": "Special Token"
    }
  ]
}

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