[lovasoa]

The principle of the software seems to be that the original data is never altered. It is a postgres extension that "masks" the data for certain postgres users. You can always connect as the root user and see everything when you need to.

[heeton]

It allows updating the original data - https://postgresql-anonymizer.readthedocs.io/en/stable/stati...

> These methods will destroy the original data. Use with care.

[sgt]

So basically running SELECT anon.anonymize_database(); will do it.

[daamien]

Both approach are possible

* Static Masking will destroy the authentic data once for all

* Dynamic Masking will only alter the data the "masked users". Regular users will continue to view the real data.

Both techniques have their own advantage depending on your context.