This feature allows you to obscure data before sending it as part of the analytics payload.
With this feature, Apigee uses SHA512 to hash the original value before communicating from the runtime
plane to the control plane.
Procedure
Enable this feature by setting features.analytics.data.obfuscation.enabled to
true.
With obfuscation enabled, Apigee hybrid will hash the following fields with SHA512 at the runtime plane before
sending the information to analytics backend:
client_id
client_ip
developer_email
proxy_client_ip
proxy_pathsuffix
request_uri
request_path
target_basepath
target_url
x_forwarded_for_ip
x-apigee.edge.true_client_ip
x-apigee.intelligence.client_ip_header
Apigee hybrid will hash the following dimension values in custom analytics reports:
The obfuscated results display in the Apigee hybrid analytics dashboard. It may take several
minutes before you see the hashed results in the UI.
Example
The following example shows the data before and after obfuscating:
// JSON data sent to AX before obfuscating{"proxy_basepath":"/APP_NAME","x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.request_flow_endtimestamp":1582770652814,"apiproxy":"APP_NAME","x-apigee.edge.is_policy_error":0,"client_sent_start_timestamp":1582770652817,"x-apigee.edge.is_target_error":0,"client_received_start_timestamp":1582770652813,"client_ip":"10.10.0.99","is_error":false,"x-apigee.edge.stats.steps":"{\"JS1.0\":1}","request_size":0,"x-apigee.intelligence.client_ip_header":"10.10.0.99","virtual_host":"default","x-apigee.edge.mp_host":"mp","sla":false,"x-apigee.intelligence.service":"{}","client_sent_end_timestamp":1582770652817,"request_uri":"/APP_NAME","proxy":"default","proxy_client_ip":"10.10.0.99","x-apigee.edge.dn.region":"dc-1","apigee.edge.execution.is_apigee_fault":0,"x-apigee.edge.target.latency.stats":"{\"targetList\":[]}","useragent":"Apache-HttpClient/4.3.6 (java 1.5)","proxy_pathsuffix":"","x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.request_flow_start_timestamp":1582770652814,"x_forwarded_for_ip":"10.10.0.99","x_forwarded_proto":"http","response_status_code":200,"request_verb":"GET","x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.response_flow_end_timestamp":1582770652816,"gateway_source":"message_processor","environment":"env_82hw","client_received_end_timestamp":1582770652814,"organization":"Org_1582769880344","x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.response_flow_start_timestamp":1582770652814,"request_path":"/APP_NAME","gateway_flow_id":"rt-8644-188-1","apiproxy_revision":"1"}
// JSON data sent to AX after obfuscating{"proxy_basepath":"/APP_NAME","x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.request_flow_endtimestamp":1582749361836,"apiproxy":"APP_NAME","x-apigee.edge.is_policy_error":0,"client_sent_start_timestamp":1582749361884,"x-apigee.edge.is_target_error":0,"client_received_start_timestamp":1582749361790,"client_ip":"090cdae81ea6e58e55093f702661cf2325cef6a68aa801f1209e73bb0649c2b931bcad468911da887a42ce1d1daee07b24933e3dbbde6eb7438cfc9020a25445","is_error":false,"x-apigee.edge.stats.steps":"{\"JS1.0\":30}","request_size":0,"x-apigee.intelligence.client_ip_header":"090cdae81ea6e58e55093f702661cf2325cef6a68aa801f1209e73bb0649c2b931bcad468911da887a42ce1d1daee07b24933e3dbbde6eb7438cfc9020a25445","virtual_host":"default","x-apigee.edge.mp_host":"mp","sla":false,"x-apigee.intelligence.service":"{}","client_sent_end_timestamp":1582749361886,"request_uri":"0176937d9c4a33094d3c3f38ac8b15fa05dd6380a6bb544e4002c98de9f27bdbfea754901b0acb487f4980b09f7d312ad1e7027b96b2c8bfd8b9c24e833fbb5a","proxy":"default","proxy_client_ip":"090cdae81ea6e58e55093f702661cf2325cef6a68aa801f1209e73bb0649c2b931bcad468911da887a42ce1d1daee07b24933e3dbbde6eb7438cfc9020a25445","x-apigee.edge.dn.region":"dc-1","apigee.edge.execution.is_apigee_fault":0,"x-apigee.edge.target.latency.stats":"{\"targetList\":[]}","useragent":"Apache-HttpClient/4.3.6 (java 1.5)","proxy_pathsuffix":"cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e","x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.request_flow_start_timestamp":1582749361833,"x_forwarded_for_ip":"090cdae81ea6e58e55093f702661cf2325cef6a68aa801f1209e73bb0649c2b931bcad468911da887a42ce1d1daee07b24933e3dbbde6eb7438cfc9020a25445","x_forwarded_proto":"http","response_status_code":200,"request_verb":"GET","x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.response_flow_end_timestamp":1582749361874,"gateway_source":"message_processor","environment":"env_xj25","client_received_end_timestamp":1582749361821,"organization":"Org_1582749068984","x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.response_flow_start_timestamp":1582749361836,"request_path":"0176937d9c4a33094d3c3f38ac8b15fa05dd6380a6bb544e4002c98de9f27bdbfea754901b0acb487f4980b09f7d312ad1e7027b96b2c8bfd8b9c24e833fbb5a","gateway_flow_id":"rt-6290-57-1","apiproxy_revision":"1"}
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For more information, see [Supported versions](/apigee/docs/hybrid/supported-platforms#supported-versions).\n\nThis feature allows you to obscure data before sending it as part of the analytics payload.\nWith this feature, Apigee uses SHA512 to hash the original value before communicating from the runtime\nplane to the control plane.\n| This feature is for Apigee hybrid 1.2 and newer only.\n\nProcedure\n---------\n\nEnable this feature by setting `features.analytics.data.obfuscation.enabled` to **true**.\nWhen using `PUT`, be careful to include the entire set of properties for your environment. PUT overwrites the entire property set each time you issue it. \n\n```\ncurl -v -X PUT \\\n https://apigee.googleapis.com/v1/organizations/YOUR_ORG_NAME/environments/YOUR_ENV_NAME \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN\" \\\n -d '{\n \"name\" : \"YOUR_ENV_NAME\",\n \"properties\" : {\n \"property\" : [ {\n \"name\" : \"features.analytics.data.obfuscation.enabled\",\n \"value\" : \"true\"\n },]\n }\n}'\n```\n\n\nWith obfuscation enabled, Apigee hybrid will hash the following fields with SHA512 at the runtime plane before\nsending the information to analytics backend:\n\n- client_id\n- client_ip\n- developer_email\n- proxy_client_ip\n- proxy_pathsuffix\n- request_uri\n- request_path\n- target_basepath\n- target_url\n- x_forwarded_for_ip\n- x-apigee.edge.true_client_ip\n- x-apigee.intelligence.client_ip_header\n\nApigee hybrid will hash the following dimension values in custom analytics reports:\n\n- Client ID\n- Client IP Address\n- Developer Email\n- Proxy Client IP\n- Proxy Path Suffix\n- Referred Client IP\n- Request Path\n- Request URI\n- Resolved Client IP\n- Target Base Path\n- Target URL\n- X Forwarded For\n\nSee [Analytics metrics, dimensions, and filters reference](https://docs.apigee.com/api-platform/analytics/analytics-reference#dimensions) for detailed descriptions of analytics dimensions.\n\nViewing obfuscated results\n--------------------------\n\n\nThe obfuscated results display in the Apigee hybrid analytics dashboard. It may take several\nminutes before you see the hashed results in the UI.\n\n| **Note:** Analytics reports will display unhashed data communicated from the runtime plane before you enabled obfuscating or after you disable it. \n\nExample\n-------\n\n\nThe following example shows the data before and after obfuscating: \n\n```scilab\n// JSON data sent to AX before obfuscating\n{\n \"proxy_basepath\":\"/APP_NAME\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.request_flow_endtimestamp\":1582770652814,\n \"apiproxy\":\"APP_NAME\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.is_policy_error\":0,\n \"client_sent_start_timestamp\":1582770652817,\n \"x-apigee.edge.is_target_error\":0,\n \"client_received_start_timestamp\":1582770652813,\n \"client_ip\":\"10.10.0.99\",\n \"is_error\":false,\n \"x-apigee.edge.stats.steps\":\"{\\\"JS1.0\\\":1}\",\n \"request_size\":0,\n \"x-apigee.intelligence.client_ip_header\":\"10.10.0.99\",\n \"virtual_host\":\"default\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.mp_host\":\"mp\",\n \"sla\":false,\n \"x-apigee.intelligence.service\":\"{}\",\n \"client_sent_end_timestamp\":1582770652817,\n \"request_uri\":\"/APP_NAME\",\n \"proxy\":\"default\",\n \"proxy_client_ip\":\"10.10.0.99\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.dn.region\":\"dc-1\",\n \"apigee.edge.execution.is_apigee_fault\":0,\n \"x-apigee.edge.target.latency.stats\":\"{\\\"targetList\\\":[]}\",\n \"useragent\":\"Apache-HttpClient/4.3.6 (java 1.5)\",\n \"proxy_pathsuffix\":\"\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.request_flow_start_timestamp\":1582770652814,\n \"x_forwarded_for_ip\":\"10.10.0.99\",\n \"x_forwarded_proto\":\"http\",\n \"response_status_code\":200,\n \"request_verb\":\"GET\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.response_flow_end_timestamp\":1582770652816,\n \"gateway_source\":\"message_processor\",\n \"environment\":\"env_82hw\",\n \"client_received_end_timestamp\":1582770652814,\n \"organization\":\"Org_1582769880344\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.response_flow_start_timestamp\":1582770652814,\n \"request_path\":\"/APP_NAME\",\n \"gateway_flow_id\":\"rt-8644-188-1\",\n \"apiproxy_revision\":\"1\"\n}\n``` \n\n```scilab\n// JSON data sent to AX after obfuscating\n{\n \"proxy_basepath\":\"/APP_NAME\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.request_flow_endtimestamp\":1582749361836,\n \"apiproxy\":\"APP_NAME\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.is_policy_error\":0,\n \"client_sent_start_timestamp\":1582749361884,\n \"x-apigee.edge.is_target_error\":0,\n \"client_received_start_timestamp\":1582749361790,\n \"client_ip\":\"090cdae81ea6e58e55093f702661cf2325cef6a68aa801f1209e73bb0649c2b931bcad468911da887a42ce1d1daee07b24933e3dbbde6eb7438cfc9020a25445\",\n \"is_error\":false,\n \"x-apigee.edge.stats.steps\":\"{\\\"JS1.0\\\":30}\",\n \"request_size\":0,\n \"x-apigee.intelligence.client_ip_header\":\"090cdae81ea6e58e55093f702661cf2325cef6a68aa801f1209e73bb0649c2b931bcad468911da887a42ce1d1daee07b24933e3dbbde6eb7438cfc9020a25445\",\n \"virtual_host\":\"default\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.mp_host\":\"mp\",\n \"sla\":false,\n \"x-apigee.intelligence.service\":\"{}\",\n \"client_sent_end_timestamp\":1582749361886,\n \"request_uri\":\"0176937d9c4a33094d3c3f38ac8b15fa05dd6380a6bb544e4002c98de9f27bdbfea754901b0acb487f4980b09f7d312ad1e7027b96b2c8bfd8b9c24e833fbb5a\",\n \"proxy\":\"default\",\n \"proxy_client_ip\":\"090cdae81ea6e58e55093f702661cf2325cef6a68aa801f1209e73bb0649c2b931bcad468911da887a42ce1d1daee07b24933e3dbbde6eb7438cfc9020a25445\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.dn.region\":\"dc-1\",\n \"apigee.edge.execution.is_apigee_fault\":0,\n \"x-apigee.edge.target.latency.stats\":\"{\\\"targetList\\\":[]}\",\n \"useragent\":\"Apache-HttpClient/4.3.6 (java 1.5)\",\n \"proxy_pathsuffix\":\"cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.request_flow_start_timestamp\":1582749361833,\n \"x_forwarded_for_ip\":\"090cdae81ea6e58e55093f702661cf2325cef6a68aa801f1209e73bb0649c2b931bcad468911da887a42ce1d1daee07b24933e3dbbde6eb7438cfc9020a25445\",\n \"x_forwarded_proto\":\"http\",\n \"response_status_code\":200,\n \"request_verb\":\"GET\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.response_flow_end_timestamp\":1582749361874,\n \"gateway_source\":\"message_processor\",\n \"environment\":\"env_xj25\",\n \"client_received_end_timestamp\":1582749361821,\n \"organization\":\"Org_1582749068984\",\n \"x-apigee.edge.execution.stats.response_flow_start_timestamp\":1582749361836,\n \"request_path\":\"0176937d9c4a33094d3c3f38ac8b15fa05dd6380a6bb544e4002c98de9f27bdbfea754901b0acb487f4980b09f7d312ad1e7027b96b2c8bfd8b9c24e833fbb5a\",\n \"gateway_flow_id\":\"rt-6290-57-1\",\n \"apiproxy_revision\":\"1\"\n}\n```"]]
