Tip: Masking





Number

0007

Submitting Entities

ALL

Add Date

Mar 1, 2019

Update Date

 Jan 20, 2023

Update

Included in January 2023 Data Tips email

Description

Carrier specific unique member IDs (ME107, MC137, PC107, DC056) and/or carrier specific unique subscriber IDs (ME117, MC141, PC108, DC057) are masked prior to the fulfillment of data requests. Therefore, the original ID value provided by the SE is not visible to the data requestor. ID values are masked consistently to ensure accurate ID linkages over time. This requirement applies to the associated Alias ID fields (ME107A, ME117A, MC117A, MC141A, PC107A, PC108A, DC056A, DC057A).

Action / Resolution

Category 1

DSG

Category 2

Member/Subscriber IDs

Tip / Issue

Tip