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Overview

The Scanning Rule Library is a collection of predefined rules for detecting common patterns such as email addresses, credit card numbers, API keys, authorization tokens, and more. The recommended keywords are used by default when library rules are created.

These rules can also be viewed in Datadog:

  1. Navigate to Sensitive Data Scanner.
  2. Click Scanning Rules Library on the top right side of the page.
  3. To add rules from the library to a scanning group:
    1. Select the rules you want to add.
    2. Click Add Rules to Scanning Group.
    3. Follow the steps in Set Up Sensitive Data Scanner to finish the setup.
Library RuleRecommended KeywordsCategory
AWS Access Key ID Scanneraccess key, aws access, aws_access_key_id, x-amz-credentialSecrets and credentials
AWS Secret Access Key Scanneraws secret key, aws-secret-key, aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, secret access key, secret key, secret-access-key, secret_access_key, set-awscredentialSecrets and credentials
Amazon Marketplace Web Services Auth Token Scanneramazon, auth, authentication, authorization, aws, marketplace, tokenSecrets and credentials
American Express Card Scanner (1x15 digits)account number, american express, amex, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union payCredit cards and banking
American Express Card Scanner (4+4+4+3 digits)account number, american express, amex, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union payCredit cards and banking
American Express Card Scanner (4+6+5 digits)account number, american express, amex, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union payCredit cards and banking
American Express Card Scanner (8+7 digits)account number, american express, amex, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union payCredit cards and banking
Anthropic’s Claude API Key Scanneranthropic, anthropic_api_key, api_key, claude, x-api-keySecrets and credentials
Atlassian API Token Scanner-u, atlassian, basic, confluence, jira, userSecrets and credentials
Austria Social Security Number Scannersocial security, sozialversicherungsnummer, ssnPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Azure DevOps Personal Access Token Scannerazure, azure_, tokenSecrets and credentials
Azure SQL Connection String Scannerazure, connection string, sqlSecrets and credentials
Azure Subscription Key Scannerauthoring, programmatic, subscription keySecrets and credentials
Bearer Token ScannerSecrets and credentials
Bulgaria Unified Civil Number Scanneregn, national id, unified_civil_number, егн, единен граждански номерPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Canada Social Insurance Number Scannercanadian, canadian insurance number, canadian social insurance, insurance number, number, sin, social, social insurancePersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Checkout.com API Secret Key Scannercheckout, secretSecrets and credentials
China Passport Scannerpassport, travel documentPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
China Phone Number Scannercell, mobile, phonePersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
China Resident Identity Card Number Scanneridentification number, identity card number, identity number, national id, national identification number, resident identityPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
China Vehicle Identification Number Scannervehicle identification number, vinPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
China Vehicle License Plate Number Scannercar, license, plate, platenumber, vehiclePersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Croatia Health Insurance Number Scannerbroj osiguranika, health insurance number, hzzo, insurance, matični broj osiguranika, mboPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Croatia Personal Identification Number Scannermajstorski broj građana, master citizen number, nacionalni identifikacijski, national identification number, oib, osobni broj, osobni id, osobni identifikacijski, porezni broj, porezni id, porezni identifikacijski, tax id, tax identification, tax no, tin id, tin noPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Cyprus Identity Card Number Scannerid card number, identity card number, kimlik kartiPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Cyprus Tax Identification Number Scannertax id, tax id code, tax identification code, tax no, tax number, taxid, tic, tin, vergi kimlik kodu, vergi kimlik numarasiPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Czechia Personal Identity Number Scannerczech republic id, identification no, identification number, identity number, insurance number, national identification number, national number, národná identifikačná značka č, osobní číslo, personal identification number, personal number, pojištění číslo, rodne cislo, social security number, szám, číslo národnej identifikačnejPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Czechia Tax Identification Numberidentifikacni, tax, tax numberPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Databricks Personal Access Token Scanneraccess, databricks, tokenSecrets and credentials
Datadog API Key Scannerapi_key, dd-api-key, dd_api_keySecrets and credentials
Datadog Application Key Scannerapplication_key, dd-application-key, dd_application_keySecrets and credentials
Diners Card Scanner (1x14 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, diners club, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Diners Card Scanner (4+4+4+2 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, diners club, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Diners Card Scanner (4+6+4 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, diners club, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Diners Card Scanner (8+6 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, diners club, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Discover Card Scanner (1x16 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, discover, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Discover Card Scanner (2x8 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, discover, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Discover Card Scanner (4x4 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, discover, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Docker Swarm Join Token Scannerdocker, docker swarm, join tokenSecrets and credentials
Docker Swarm Unlock Key Scannerdocker, docker swarm, unlock keySecrets and credentials
Dynatrace Token Scannerdynatrace, tokenSecrets and credentials
Facebook Access Token Scanneraccess, facebook, tokenSecrets and credentials
France Social Security Number Scannerinsee, nir, social securityPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
France Tax Identification Number Scannerfiscal, nif, taxPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Germany Identity Card Number Scannerausweis, identity card, identity number, national idPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Germany Social Security Number Scannerrentenversicherungsausweis, rentenversicherungsnummer, rnvr, rv-nummer, sozialversicherungsausweis, sozialversicherungsnummer, ssn, sv-nummer, svnrPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Germany Tax Identification Number Scannerid number, identifikationsnummer, idnr, steuer-idnr, steuerid, tax id, tinPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Github Access Token Scanneraccess, github, tokenSecrets and credentials
Github Refresh Token Scannergithub, refresh tokenSecrets and credentials
Gitlab Personal and Project Access Token Scannerbearer, gitlab, tokenSecrets and credentials
Google API Key Scannerg_places_key, gcp api key, gcp key, google cloud key, google-api-key, google-cloud-apikeys, googlekey, x-goog-api-keySecrets and credentials
Google OAuth Access Token Scanneraccess, authentication, authorization, google, oauth, tokenSecrets and credentials
Greece Tax Identification Number Scannerafm, tax, tax id, taxid, α.φ.μ., αφμPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
HTTP Basic Authentication Header ScannerNetwork and device information
HTTP Cookie ScannercookieNetwork and device information
HTTP(S) URL ScannerNetwork and device information
Heroku API Key ScannerherokuSecrets and credentials
Hugging Face Access Token Scanneraccess, hugging face, tokenSecrets and credentials
Hungary Social Security Number Scannersocial security number, ssn, tajPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Hungary Tax Identification Numberid number, tax id, tinPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
IPv4 Address ScannerNetwork and device information
IPv6 Address ScannerNetwork and device information
Instagram Token Scannerigqvj, instagramSecrets and credentials
Ireland Personal Public Service Number Scannerpersonal public service number, personal service no, pps no, pps num, pps number, pps service no, ppsnPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Italy Personal Identification Number Scannerid nazionale, identity card, identity number, identità, national idPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
JCB Card Scanner (1x16 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, japanese card bureau, jcb, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
JCB Card Scanner (2x8 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, japanese card bureau, jcb, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
JCB Card Scanner (4x4 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, japanese card bureau, jcb, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
JIRA API Token Scannerjira, jira_Secrets and credentials
JSON Web Token ScannerSecrets and credentials
Latvia Personal Identification Number Scannerid number, personal identity number, personas kodsPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
LinkedIn Secret Scannerlinkedin, linkedin_Secrets and credentials
Lithuania Personal Identification Number Scannerasmens kodas, mokesciu numeris, personal code, personal numeric code, unikalus identifikavimo kodasPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Luxembourg Personal Identification Number Scannereindeutige id, eindeutige id-nummer, eindeutigeid#, id personnelle, identification personnel, identifikationsnummer, idpersonnelle, idpersonnelle#, individual code, individual id, individual identification, individual identity, personal id, personal identification, personal identity, personalidno#, personalidnumber#, unique id, unique identity, uniqueidkey#Personal Identifiable Information (PII)
Maestro Card Scanner (1x16 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Maestro Card Scanner (2x8 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Maestro Card Scanner (4x4 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcnCredit cards and banking
Mailchimp API Key Scannerapi key, mailchimpSecrets and credentials
Mailgun API Key Scannerapi key, mailgunSecrets and credentials
Malta Identity Card Number Scanneridentity card, identity number, karta tal-identita, karta tal-identità, national idPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
MasterCard Scanner (1x16 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union payCredit cards and banking
MasterCard Scanner (2x8 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union payCredit cards and banking
MasterCard Scanner (4x4 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, mastercard, mc, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union payCredit cards and banking
Netherlands Citizen Service Number Scannerbsn, burgerservicenummer, citizen service number, personal number, sofinummerPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Okta API Token Scannerapi token, oktaSecrets and credentials
OpenAI API Key ScannerSecrets and credentials
PGP Private Key ScannerSecrets and credentials
PKCS 8 Private Key ScannerSecrets and credentials
PagerDuty API Token Scannerpager_duty, pagerduty, pg, tokenSecrets and credentials
Paypal Braintree Access Token Scanneraccess, braintree, paypal, tokenSecrets and credentials
Poland Personal Identification Number Scannerdowód osobisty, national id, numer identyfikacyjny, peselPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Poland Tax Identification Number Scanneridentyfikacji podatkowej, nip, numeridentyfikacjipodatkowej, tax file number, tax id, tax identification no, tax identification number, tax no, tax number, tax registration number, taxid, taxnumber, tin, tin id, tin noPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Portugal Social Security Number Scannerid number, niss, social security, ssnPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Portugal Tax Identification Number Scannernif, numero fiscal, tax numberPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Postman API Key Scannerpostman, postman-api-key, x-api-keySecrets and credentials
RSA Private Key ScannerSecrets and credentials
Romania Personal Numeric Code Scannercnp, cod, national id, national identification, numar identificare, numar identitate, numar personal unic, personal numeric code, pncPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
SSH Key ScannerSecrets and credentials
SendGrid API Key Scannerapi token, send gridSecrets and credentials
Shopify Access Secret Scannershared secret, shopifySecrets and credentials
Shopify Access Token Scanneraccess, shopify, tokenSecrets and credentials
Slack Access Token Scanneraccess, slack, tokenSecrets and credentials
Slack Webhook Secret Scannersecret, slack, webhookSecrets and credentials
Slovenia Personal Identification Number Scanneredinstvena številka glavnega, emso, identifikacijska številka, identity card, osebna izkaznica, osebni koda, personal identification code, personal identification number, številka državljanaPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Spain Personal Identification Number Scannerdni, id number, national identity number, número nacional identidadPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Spain Social Security Number Scannernuss, número de la seguridad social, social security, ssnPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Square Access Token Scanneraccess, square, tokenSecrets and credentials
Square OAuth Secret Scannerauthentication, authorization, oauth, secret, squareSecrets and credentials
Standard Email Address ScannerPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Standard IBAN Code Scanneraccount code, account number, accountno#, accountnumber#, bank account, bank acct, bban, checking account, checking acct, chequing account, chequing acct, customer account id, customer account number, customer bank account id, deposit account, deposit acct, iban, savings account, savings acct, sepaCredit cards and banking
Standard MAC Address ScannerNetwork and device information
Stripe Restricted API Key Scannerapi key, stripeSecrets and credentials
Stripe Secret API Key Scannerapi key, stripeSecrets and credentials
Sweden Coordination Number Scannercoordination, samordningsnummerPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Sweden Personal Identity Number Scannerid number, personal identity number, personnummerPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Twilio API Key Scannerapi key, twilioSecrets and credentials
Twitter Access Token Scannertwitter, twitter_Secrets and credentials
UK National Health Service Number Scannernational health number, nhsPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
UK National Insurance Number Scannerinsurance, national, ni, ninPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
US Passport Scannerpassport, passport_Personal Identifiable Information (PII)
US Social Security Number Scannersocial security, ssnPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
US Tax Identification Number Scanneri.t.i.n., individual taxpayer, itinPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
US Vehicle Identification Number Scannervehicle identification number, vinPersonal Identifiable Information (PII)
Vault Access Token Scannerbearer, token, vault, x-vault-tokenSecrets and credentials
Visa Card Scanner (1x16 & 1x19 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, electron, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union pay, visaCredit cards and banking
Visa Card Scanner (2x8 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, electron, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union pay, visaCredit cards and banking
Visa Card Scanner (4x4 digits)account number, bank card, card, card num, card number, cc #, ccn, check card, credit, credit card#, dankort, debit, debit card, electron, pan, payment account number, payment card number, pcn, union pay, visaCredit cards and banking
xAI (Grok) API Key Scannerapi_key, apikey, authorization, bearer, xai_api_keySecrets and credentials

Further Reading

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