Personally identifiable information (PII) - Amazon CloudWatch Logs (original) (raw)

CloudWatch Logs data protection can find the following types of personally identifiable information (PII).

If you set a data protection policy, CloudWatch Logs scans for the data identifiers that you specify no matter what geolocation the log group is located in. The information in the Countries and regions column in this table designates whether two-letter country codes must be appended to the data identifier to detect the appropriate keywords for those countries and regions.

Type of data Data identifier ID Keyword required Countries and regions Notes
Birth date DateOfBirth dob, date of birth, birthdate, birth date, birthday, b-day, bday Any Support includes most date formats, such as all digits and combinations of digits and names of months. Date components can be separated by spaces, slashes (/), or hyphens (‐).
Código de Endereçamento Postal (CEP) CepCode cep, código de endereçamento postal, codigo de endereçamento postal Brazil
Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ) Cnpj cadastro nacional da pessoa jurídica, cadastro nacional da pessoa juridica, cnpj Brazil
Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF) CpfCode Cadastro de pessoas fisicas, cadastro de pessoas físicas, cadastro de pessoa física, cadastro de pessoa fisica, cpf Brazil
Driver’s license identification number DriversLicense Yes. Different keywords apply to different countries. For details, see the Drivers license identification numbers table later in this section. Many countries. For details, see the Drivers license identification numbers table.
Electoral roll number ElectoralRollNumber electoral #, electoral number, electoral roll #, electoral roll no., electoral roll number, electoralrollno United Kingdom
Individual taxpayer identification IndividualTaxIdenticationNumber Yes. Different keywords apply to different countries. For details, see the Individual taxpayer identification numbers table later in this section. Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom
National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) InseeCode Yes. Different keywords apply to different countries. For details, see the Keywords for national identification numbers table later in this section. France
National Identification Number NationalIdentificationNumber Yes. For details, see the Keywords for national identification numbers table later in this section. Germany, Italy, Spain This includes Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) identifiers (Spain), Codice fiscale codes (Italy), and National Identity Card numbers (German).
National Insurance Number (NINO) NationalInsuranceNumber insurance no., insurance number, insurance#, national insurance number,nationalinsurance#, nationalinsurancenumber, nin, nino United Kingdom
Número de identidad de extranjero (NIE) NieNumber Yes. Different keywords apply to different countries. For details, see theIndividual taxpayer identification numbers table later in this section. Spain
Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF) NifNumber Yes. Different keywords apply to different countries. For details, see theIndividual taxpayer identification numbers table later in this section. Spain
Passport number PassportNumber Yes. Different keywords apply to different countries. For details, see the Keywords for passport numbers table later in this section. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Permanent residence number PermanentResidenceNumber carte résident permanent, numéro carte résident permanent, numéro résident permanent, permanent resident card, permanent resident card number, permanent resident no, permanent resident no., permanent resident number, pr no, pr no., pr non, pr number, résident permanent no., résident permanent non Canada
Phone number PhoneNumber Brazil: keywords also include: cel, celular, fone, móvel, número residencial,numero residencial, telefone Others: cell, contact, fax, fax number, mobile, phone, phone number, tel,telephone, telephone number Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States This includes toll-free numbers in the United States and fax numbers. If a keyword is in proximity of the data, the number doesn’t have to include a country code. If a keyword isn’t in proximity of the data, the number has to include a country code.
Postal Code PostalCode None Canada
Registro Geral (RG) RgNumber Yes. Different keywords apply to different countries. For details, see theIndividual taxpayer identification numbers table later in this section. Brazil
Social Insurance Number (SIN) SocialInsuranceNumber canadian id, numéro d'assurance sociale, social insurance number,sin Canada
Social Security Number (SSN) Ssn Spain – número de la seguridad social, social security no., social security no. número de la seguridad social, social security number, socialsecurityno#,ssn, ssn# United States – social security, ss#, ssn Spain, United States
Taxpayer identification or reference number TaxId Yes. Different keywords apply to different countries. For details, see the Individual taxpayer identification numbers table later in this section.. France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom This includes TIN (France); Steueridentifikationsnummer (Germany); CIF (Spain); and TRN, UTR (United Kingdom).
ZIP code ZipCode zip code, zip+4 United States United States postal code.
Mailing address Address None Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States Although a keyword isn't required, detection requires the address to include the name of a city or place and a ZIP code or Postal Code.
Electronic mail address EmailAddress None Any
Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates LatLong coordinate, coordinates, lat long, latitude longitude, location,position Any CloudWatch Logs can detect GPS coordinates if the latitude and longitude coordinates are stored as a pair and they're in Decimal Degrees (DD) format, for example, 41.948614,-87.655311. Support doesn't include coordinates in Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM) format, for example 41°56.9168'N 87°39.3187'W, or Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS) format, for example 41°56'55.0104"N 87°39'19.1196"W.
Full name Name None Any CloudWatch Logs can detect full names only. Support is limited to Latin character sets.
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) VehicleIdentificationNumber Fahrgestellnummer, niv, numarul de identificare, numarul seriei de sasiu,serie sasiu, numer VIN, Número de Identificação do Veículo, Número de Identificación de Automóviles, numéro d'identification du véhicule, vehicle identification number,vin, VIN numeris Any CloudWatch Logs can detect VINs that consist of a 17-character sequence and adhere to the ISO 3779 and 3780 standards. These standards were designed for worldwide use.

To detect various types of driver’s license identification numbers, CloudWatch Logs requires a keyword to be in proximity of the numbers. The following table lists the keywords that CloudWatch Logs recognizes for specific countries and regions.

Country or region Keywords
Australia dl# dl:, dl :, dlno# driver licence, driver license, driver permit, drivers lic., drivers licence, driver's licence, drivers license, driver's license, drivers permit, driver's permit, drivers permit number, driving licence, driving license, driving permit
Austria führerschein, fuhrerschein, führerschein republik österreich, fuhrerschein republik osterreich
Belgium fuehrerschein, fuehrerschein- nr, fuehrerscheinnummer, fuhrerschein, führerschein, fuhrerschein- nr, führerschein- nr, fuhrerscheinnummer, führerscheinnummer, numéro permis conduire, permis de conduire, rijbewijs, rijbewijsnummer
Bulgaria превозно средство, свидетелство за управление на моторно, свидетелство за управление на мпс, сумпс, шофьорска книжка
Canada dl#, dl:, dlno#, driver licence, driver licences, driver license, driver licenses, driver permit, drivers lic., drivers licence, driver's licence, drivers licences, driver's licences, drivers license, driver's license, drivers licenses, driver's licenses, drivers permit, driver's permit, drivers permit number, driving licence, driving license, driving permit, permis de conduire
Croatia vozačka dozvola
Cyprus άδεια οδήγησης
Czech Republic číslo licence, císlo licence řidiče, číslo řidičského průkazu, ovladače lic., povolení k jízdě, povolení řidiče, řidiči povolení, řidičský prúkaz, řidičský průkaz
Denmark kørekort, kørekortnummer
Estonia juhi litsentsi number, juhiloa number, juhiluba, juhiluba number
Finland ajokortin numero, ajokortti, förare lic., körkort, körkort nummer, kuljettaja lic., permis de conduire
France permis de conduire
Germany fuehrerschein, fuehrerschein- nr, fuehrerscheinnummer, fuhrerschein, führerschein, fuhrerschein- nr, führerschein- nr, fuhrerscheinnummer, führerscheinnummer
Greece δεια οδήγησης, adeia odigisis
Hungary illesztőprogramok lic, jogosítvány, jogsi, licencszám, vezető engedély, vezetői engedély
Ireland ceadúnas tiomána
Italy patente di guida, patente di guida numero, patente guida, patente guida numero
Latvia autovadītāja apliecība, licences numurs, vadītāja apliecība, vadītāja apliecības numurs, vadītāja atļauja, vadītāja licences numurs, vadītāji lic.
Lithuania vairuotojo pažymėjimas
Luxembourg fahrerlaubnis, führerschäin
Malta liċenzja tas-sewqan
Netherlands permis de conduire, rijbewijs, rijbewijsnummer
Poland numer licencyjny, prawo jazdy, zezwolenie na prowadzenie
Portugal carta de condução, carteira de habilitação, carteira de motorist, carteira habilitação, carteira motorist, licença condução, licença de condução, número de licença, número licença, permissão condução, permissão de condução
Romania numărul permisului de conducere, permis de conducere
Slovakia číslo licencie, číslo vodičského preukazu, ovládače lic., povolenia vodičov, povolenie jazdu, povolenie na jazdu, povolenie vodiča, vodičský preukaz
Slovenia vozniško dovoljenje
Spain carnet conducer, el carnet de conducer, licencia conducer, licencia de manejo, número carnet conducer, número de carnet de conducer, número de permiso conducer, número de permiso de conducer, número licencia conducer, número permiso conducer, permiso conducción, permiso conducer, permiso de conducción
Sweden ajokortin numero, dlno# ajokortti, drivere lic., förare lic., körkort, körkort nummer, körkortsnummer, kuljettajat lic.
United Kingdom dl#, dl:, dlno#, driver licence, driver licences, driver license, driver licenses, driver permit, drivers lic., drivers licence, driver's licence, drivers licences, driver's licences, drivers license, driver's license, drivers licenses, driver's licenses, drivers permit, driver's permit, drivers permit number, driving licence, driving license, driving permit
United States dl#, dl:, dlno#, driver licence, driver licences, driver license, driver licenses, driver permit, drivers lic., drivers licence, driver's licence, drivers licences, driver's licences, drivers license, driver's license, drivers licenses, driver's licenses, drivers permit, driver's permit, drivers permit number, driving licence, driving license, driving permit

To detect various types of national identification numbers, CloudWatch Logs requires a keyword to be in close proximity to the numbers. This includes Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) identifiers (Spain), French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) codes, German National Identity Card numbers, and Registro Geral (RG) numbers (Brazil).

The following table lists the keywords that CloudWatch Logs recognizes for specific countries and regions.

Country or region Keywords
Brazil registro geral, rg
France assurance sociale, carte nationale d’identité, cni, code sécurité sociale, French social security number, fssn#, insee, insurance number, national id number, nationalid#, numéro d'assurance, sécurité sociale, sécurité sociale non., sécurité sociale numéro, social, social security, social security number, socialsecuritynumber, ss#, ssn, ssn#
Germany ausweisnummer, id number, identification number, identity number, insurance number, personal id, personalausweis
Italy codice fiscal, dati anagrafici, ehic, health card, health insurance card, p. iva, partita i.v.a., personal data, tax code, tessera sanitaria
Spain dni, dni#, dninúmero#, documento nacional de identidad, identidad único, identidadúnico#, insurance number, national identification number, national identity, nationalid#, nationalidno#, número nacional identidad, personal identification number, personal identity no, unique identity number, uniqueid#

To detect various types of passport numbers, CloudWatch Logs requires a keyword to be in proximity of the numbers. The following table lists the keywords that CloudWatch Logs recognizes for specific countries and regions.

Country or region Keywords
Canada passeport, passeport#, passport, passport#, passportno, passportno#
France numéro de passeport, passeport, passeport#, passeport #, passeportn °, passeport n °, passeportNon, passeport non
Germany ausstellungsdatum, ausstellungsort, geburtsdatum, passport, passports, reisepass, reisepass–nr, reisepassnummer
Italy italian passport number, numéro passeport, numéro passeport italien, passaporto, passaporto italiana, passaporto numero, passport number, repubblica italiana passaporto
Spain españa pasaporte, libreta pasaporte, número pasaporte, pasaporte, passport, passport book, passport no, passport number, spain passport
United Kingdom passeport #, passeport n °, passeportNon, passeport non, passeportn °, passport #, passport no, passport number, passport#, passportid
United States passport, travel document

To detect various types of taxpayer identification and reference numbers, CloudWatch Logs requires a keyword to be in proximity of the numbers. The following table lists the keywords that CloudWatch Logs recognizes for specific countries and regions.

Country or region Keywords
Brazil cadastro de pessoa física, cadastro de pessoa fisica, cadastro de pessoas físicas, cadastro de pessoas fisicas, cadastro nacional da pessoa jurídica, cadastro nacional da pessoa juridica, cnpj, cpf
France numéro d'identification fiscale, tax id, tax identification number, tax number, tin, tin#
Germany identifikationsnummer, steuer id, steueridentifikationsnummer, steuernummer, tax id, tax identification number, tax number
Spain cif, cif número, cifnúmero#, nie, nif, número de contribuyente, número de identidad de extranjero, número de identificación fiscal, número de impuesto corporativo, personal tax number, tax id, tax identification number, tax number, tin, tin#
United Kingdom paye, tax id, tax id no., tax id number, tax identification, tax identification#, tax no., tax number, tax reference, tax#, taxid#, temporary reference number, tin, trn, unique tax reference, unique taxpayer reference, utr
United States individual taxpayer identification number, itin, i.t.i.n.

The following table lists the Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) for the personally identifiable information (PII) data identifiers that you can add to your data protection policies.

PII data identifier ARNs
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/Address
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/CepCode-BR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/Cnpj-BR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/CpfCode-BR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-AT
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-AU
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-BE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-BG
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-CA
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-CY
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-CZ
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-DE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-DK
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-EE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-ES
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-FI
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-FR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-GB
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-GR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-HR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-HU
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-IE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-IT
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-LT
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-LU
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-LV
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-MT
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-NL
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-PL
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-PT
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-RO
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-SE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-SI
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-SK
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/DriversLicense-US
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/ElectoralRollNumber-GB
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/EmailAddress
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/IndividualTaxIdentificationNumber-US
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/InseeCode-FR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/LatLong
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/Name
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/NationalIdentificationNumber-DE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/NationalIdentificationNumber-ES
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/NationalIdentificationNumber-IT
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/NieNumber-ES
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/NifNumber-ES
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PassportNumber-CA
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PassportNumber-DE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PassportNumber-ES
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PassportNumber-FR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PassportNumber-GB
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PassportNumber-IT
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PassportNumber-US
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PermanentResidenceNumber-CA
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PhoneNumber-BR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PhoneNumber-DE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PhoneNumber-ES
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PhoneNumber-FR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PhoneNumber-GB
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PhoneNumber-IT
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PhoneNumber-US
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/PostalCode-CA
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/RgNumber-BR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/SocialInsuranceNumber-CA
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/Ssn-ES
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/Ssn-US
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/TaxId-DE
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/TaxId-ES
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/TaxId-FR
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/TaxId-GB
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/VehicleIdentificationNumber
arn:aws:dataprotection::aws:data-identifier/ZipCode-US