When to Use a Token Vault or Privitar NOVLT
Use the following table to decide when you should use a token vault and when you should use Privitar NOVLT.
Token Vault | NOVLT |
|---|---|
structured or unstructured inputs | structured inputs |
data is in a single region | data is either in a single region or spread across regions |
Privitar NOVLT is best suited for inputs with well defined structures, such as IDs, Social Security numbers, account numbers, and so on. Avoid using NOVLT for less structured inputs, such as names, postal addresses, and email addresses.
If you were to use NOVLT for unstructured inputs, the unpredictable length of potential inputs could lead to output tokens that are unfeasibly large. For example, an email address token might appear as follows:
sdilufhasku123dhfasldiu4fhaskdfjh.qweiu23jflasjd2sdfasdf23kflas4dkfj-sdflj12nqoiskd12asdfjfasld59kfj@isdlwesdfasdjh82jld.10lsldjhfsdlkjf.com