Overview for installing the Optim data privacy providers
You can install the Optim™ data privacy providers as a stand-alone solution to mask data in products and applications that do not include functionality to protect sensitive information. The providers available for download are the same as the ones included in a number of Optim solutions, such as the Optim Test Data Management Solution with Data Masking option.
When you download the Optim data privacy provider library, the library includes folders to install the Optim providers in the following environments: Microsoft Windows, Linux®, and UNIX.
The steps that are required to install or configure the providers vary by environment in some cases, so separate instructions are provided, when needed, as illustrated in the following example:
- Installing the Optim data privacy providers in Windows, UNIX, or Linux
- Configuring the Optim data privacy providers in Microsoft Windows
- Configuring the Optim data privacy providers in UNIX and Linux
The instructions for installing the providers in Windows, UNIX, and Linux are similar, so joint installation instructions are provided. But the instructions for configuring the providers differ, so two sets of instructions are provided: one for Windows, and the other for UNIX and Linux. For more information about this subject, see the Roadmap for installing the Optim data privacy providers.
Features included with the data privacy providers
When the Optim data privacy providers are downloaded, the following items are included in the download:
- A data privacy API that includes binary libraries, header code files, and sample API use files for each supported platform (operating system and memory model).
- Sample API uses that include C++ sample projects in Microsoft Visual Studio solution format (.sln).
- Replacement Data that is used to mask the contents of specific data fields, such as names, addresses, credit card numbers, and email addresses in comma-separated value (.csv) format.
- Documentation, including a developer's guide and other documentation, and a script to create symbolic links to the ODPP libraries used by the Optim data privacy providers.