The Phileas Trino Connector: PII Redaction as SQL
A walkthrough of the open-source Phileas connector for Apache Trino — what it does, how to install it, how to use it from SQL queries, and architectural patterns for federated redaction across data sources.
Architecting Privacy in Kafka: Real-Time Redaction for Streaming Data
Three battle-tested patterns for redacting PII inside Apache Kafka pipelines — using Phileas as an embedded library, Philter over HTTP, or a Kafka Connect transform. With code, deployment notes, and operational guidance.
From Phileas to Philter: The Evolution of Our Open Source Engine
How a focused open source experiment grew into the engine behind a full enterprise PII suite — and why both Phileas and Philter still ship independently.
Phileas 2.12.0
Phileas 2.12.0 has been released. This version of the popular open source redaction library brings: Look for a new version of Philter soon in the AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure marketplaces soon that is built on Phileas 2.12.0!
Shielding Your Search: Redacting PII and PHI in OpenSearch with Phinder
In today’s data-driven world, safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) is paramount. When leveraging search platforms like OpenSearch, ensuring sensitive data remains confidential is crucial. Enter Phinder, an open-source OpenSearch plugin that leverages the power of the Phileas project to effectively redact and de-identify PII and PHI within your search results.…
Phileas 2.10.0
We are excited to announce the release of Phileas 2.10.0! What’s changed in this version: * Making FilterResponse not be a final record class by @jzonthemtn in #166* Removing commons-csv dependency by @jzonthemtn in #174* Removing guava dependency and adding bloom filter by @jzonthemtn in #172* Update pdfbox to 3.0.* by @JessieAMorris in #177* Fixes…
Phileas in Graylog – Removing PII from Logs
We are very excited to share with you that Graylog has integrated Phileas, the open source PII/PHI redaction engine, into their centralized log management solution. With this new integration, Graylog now has the ability to identify and redact different types of PII (personally identifiable information) present in logs. The presence of PII in logs is a serious concern.…
Phileas 2.9.1
We are excited to announce the release of Phileas 2.9.1. What’s changed in this version: * LineWidthSplitService is using a new line separator instead of a space* An empty list of spans from ph-eye does not indicate failure* Have a default PhEyeConfiguration value in AbstractPhEyeConfiguration so a filter does not have to provide one GitHub…
Phileas — The Open Source PII and PHI redaction engine
I am delighted to announce the project that provides the core PII and PHI redaction capabilities is now open source! Introducing Phileas, the PII and PHI redaction engine! Phileas is now available under the Apache license on GitHub. Both Philter and Phirestream use Phileas to identify and redact sensitive information like PII and PHI. Phileas does all of the heavy lifting,…
What is format-preserving encryption?
Format-preserving encryption (FPE) encrypts a value so the ciphertext looks like the same kind of value — same length, same character set — without breaking downstream systems that expect that shape. A practical guide with credit-card examples for Phileas and Philter.