Filter sensitive information from text

Philter finds, identifies, and removes sensitive information such as PHI and PII from natural language text. Use Philter as part of your comprehensive data loss prevention strategy.

Philter^® Docker Containers

This page describes how to run Philter in Docker containers. Click here for turnkey Philter cloud images on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Getting the Container

The Philter Docker container is stored in our Docker registry at docker.mtnfog.com. For access to this registry please contact us.

Philter can be launched in a Docker container using the commands below:

docker login docker.mtnfog.com
docker pull docker.mtnfog.com/philter/philter:latest
docker logout

Running the Container

To run the container:

docker run -it -p 8080:8080 docker.mtnfog.com/philter/philter:latest

Configuring the Container

Configuration values can be passed to the container using environment variables. All of Philter’s settings can be specified as environment variables when running the container.

Sending Filter Requests

Once the container is started you can execute a filter request:

curl -k https://localhost:8080/api/filter --data "George Washington was president and his ssn was 123-45-6789." -H "Content-type: text/plain"

Or, to get a detailed response use the explain endpoint:

curl -k https://localhost:8080/api/explain --data "George Washington was president and his ssn was 123-45-6789." -H "Content-type: text/plain"