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Masking connectors (read-only)

DCT offers a set of APIs for viewing, updating, tagging, and testing masking connectors; DCT 17.0.0 introduces a new UI for masking connectors that provides visibility on their configuration and metadata, the ability to update and test the connection, and the ability to view compliance jobs related to the connector. Additionally, more metadata fields have been exposed on the connector object to offer details with a higher level of granularity.

Feature limitations

  • In DCT 17.0.0, on-the-fly (OTF) jobs in which the connector is a source will not show up in the connector’s Jobs tab.

    • In DCT 18.0.0, an Is On The Fly Masking column has been added to signify if the job is an OTF job, as well as a Connector Role column (which can either be Source or Target) to represent if the connector being viewed is a source or target to the job.

  • The Rulesets tab on a connector details page shows the data elements count, recording it for each rule set. At present, these two columns only have a value if the type is a database connector.

GUI introduction

A new page called Connectors is available under the Compliance tab from the top navigation bar. This page offers a view of the masking connectors across all connected Continuous Compliance Engines and is updated as connectors are added, removed, or changed on the engine.

The table in this page provides information in columns like connector name, type, platform, host address, source engine, and tags.

There are three potential connector types: database, file, and mainframe. The value under the Platform column is different based on the connector type.

  • For database connectors, the platform is the database type.

  • For file or mainframe connectors, the platform is the connection mode.

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See the connector details by clicking on the View button in-line for each connector in the list. At the top of this page is an Actions menu with two options.

Connectors details page

The top of this page is consistent, showing the name of the connector that was selected and an Actions menu with two options.

  • Edit Connector – Opens a window allowing the user to edit connector configurations, including the password.

  • Test Connection – Tests the connection using the provided configuration. The result shows up in the form of a Snackbar at the bottom. If it fails, a detailed description of the error appears.

The sub-sections below are named after the tabs found in this page and describe the purpose of each.

Overview

This tab lists the details, configurations, and tags related to the connector. The metadata details under the Details tile is based on the connector type (database, file, or mainframe). You can use the Edit button in the Configuration or Tags tiles to modify them as needed.

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Jobs

This tab shows a list of compliance jobs related to the connector, however, on-the-fly (OTF) jobs that the connector is a source of will not show up in the connector’s Jobs tab.

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Rulesets

This tab shows a list of rulesets related to the selected connector. It includes counts for the data elements and records.

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Compliance

This tab shows the masking coverage and risk statistics for data of the selected connector.

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