POC: Data Mapping with Fides
Our POC (Proof of Concept) guides are intended for enterprise organiations evaluating Fides deployed in their environment and are a helpful way to guide you through deploying and evaluating the world's leading privacy engineering platform.
Prerequisites Guide for AWS Data Mapping and Data Inventory
Please follow these guides, in order, for the appropriate environment to get started quickly with your Fides POC (Proof of Concept):
In-House Systems
| Step | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Provisioning | Provision AWS Credentials | AWS Guide to provisioning Access Key (opens in a new tab) |
| SQL Database Credential Provisioning | Provision a service account for Database Access | Fides requires read-only permissions for classification. |
| Kubernetes Deployment (If Self-Deploying) | Access to deploy to AKS | AWS Guide to setting up Helm with EKS (opens in a new tab) |
Third Party SaaS
| Step | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Credential Provisioning | Provision Access Keys for third party systems | Refer to vendor documentation for seeding third party system data |
| Seed Test Data | Evaluator will provision sandbox data in a non-production environment | Example: Stripe - Generating test data (opens in a new tab) |
POC Checklist for Data Mapping
In-House Systems
| Step | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fides Scanning & Data Mapping | Scan the AWS Instance | Fides guide to scanning AWS Infrastructure |
| Classify Sandbox AWS MySQL Database | Perform a classification and view results. | |
| Create a System in Fides and link MySQL Dataset | Linking the dataset to a system. | Adding Data Uses and Processing Acitivites |
| Visualize Datamap, Filter Data, and Export a Report | See, explore, and understand your Datamap. | Data Mapping and Report Exporting |
Third Party SaaS
| Step | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Integrate Third Party System | Fides will use it's data dictionary to identify PII. | Example: Stripe - Configuring the integration |