POC: Data Subject Requests within Fides
Our POC (Proof of Concept) guides are intended for enterprise organizations 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 Data Subject Requests (DSRs).
Please follow these guides, in order, for the appropriate environment to get started quickly with your Fides POC (Proof of Concept):
Fides Deployment
| Step | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy Fides Server | Deploy the Fides Core server for Data Governance | Deploying and Configuring the Fides |
| Deploy Privacy Center | This allows you to simulate end-user flows. | Deploying and Configuring the Privacy Center |
| (Optional) S3 Bucket Configuration | Configure an S3 bucket as a destination for DSR packages. (requires AWS Access Key) | Fides can use an S3 bucket to output the DSR package: 1. AWS Guide to provisioning Access Key (opens in a new tab) 2. Configuring Storage Destinations |
SQL Database
| Step | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Database Credential Provisioning | Provision a service account for Database Access | Fides requires read and write access to modify the database. |
| SQL Database Network Connectivity | Fides will need to have network connectivity from the Admin Server, (Optional) Worker nodes, to the database. | For a POC, we recommend basic connectivity, however for a production deployment please refer to our security best practices |
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 Subject Requests
SQL Database
| Step | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Generate a Dataset | Create a Dataset for your SQL database for Fides to traverse and generate a DSR. | Generate Dataset |
| Annotate Dataset | Download and annotate the dataset with data_categories and an identity key.Note - if you use the Fides Enterprise Classifier, this is done for you automatically. Alternatively you can download the file and use the Fides CLI tooling or use the {{FIDES_SERVER_URL}}:8080/docs endpoint where you can view the Swagger docs and make a request via the API. | Annotating a Dataset Adding Identity key |
| (Optional) Define Database Relationships | Define the entity relationships within your database with additional annotations. You can also use dbml-to-fides (opens in a new tab) to do this. These annotations ensure that Fides can correctly traverse all tables and relationships during a privacy request. | Annotate Relationships dbml-to-fides (opens in a new tab) |
| Link the Dataset | Connect the dataset to the System to enable privacy requests against your database. | Link Datasets |
| Test your integration | Test your request via the Fides Privacy Center or DSR client, and approve it in the Fides administrative console. | Submitting a Request Approving a Request |
Third Party SaaS
| Step | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Integrate Third Party System | Fides comes pre-configured with SaaS connectors that integrate into third party systems. | Example: Stripe - Configuring the integration |
| Test your integration | Test your request via the Fides Privacy Center or DSR client, and approve it in the Fides administrative console. | Submitting a Request Approving a Request |