Skip to content

Detector Reference

Sonomos Dagger includes 62 detectors with comprehensive test coverage. Each detector is designed to identify specific categories of personally identifiable information with high accuracy and minimal false positives.

Detection categories

Identity documents (High severity 🔴)

DetectorExample pattern
Social Security Number (SSN)123-45-6789
Passport NumberA12345678
Driver’s LicenseState-specific patterns
National IDCountry-specific
Tax ID / EIN12-3456789

Financial (High severity 🔴)

DetectorExample pattern
Credit Card NumberValidated card numbers
Bank Account Number1234567890
Routing Number021000021
IBANGB29 NWBK 6016 1331 9268 19
SWIFT/BICNWBKGB2L

Healthcare (High severity 🔴)

DetectorExample pattern
Medical Record Number (MRN)Facility-specific
Health Plan Beneficiary #H12345678
DEA NumberAB1234563
NPI Number1234567893

Contact information (Medium severity 🟡)

DetectorExample pattern
Email Addressuser@example.com
Phone Number(555) 123-4567, +1-...
Physical Address123 Main St, City, ST 12345
ZIP Code92128

Personal identifiers (Medium severity 🟡)

DetectorExample pattern
Person NameJohn Doe
Date of Birth01/15/1990
AgeContextual
GenderContextual

Digital identifiers (Low–Medium severity 🟡🟢)

DetectorExample pattern
IP Address (IPv4)192.168.1.1
IP Address (IPv6)2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334
MAC Address00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E
URLhttps://example.com/path
UsernameContextual
VIN1HGBH41JXMN109186

Organizations & locations (Low severity 🟢)

DetectorExample pattern
Organization NameAcme Corporation
LocationSan Diego, CA