Use Case

Protect PII and PHI

Adaptive applies masking policies across databases so agents and users get access while sensitive fields stay protected — no application changes. You write the prompts and workflows; Adaptive provides the harness, tools, MCP registry, networking, and guardrails.

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Privacy Rules

gdpr dsar· 12 flows

ccpa opt-out· 8 flows

residency: eu only· 4 policies

review

children (coppa)· 3 rules

dsar: automated

residency: enforced

audit: on

The problem

AI agents accessing databases inevitably encounter PII, PHI, and other sensitive data. Traditional approaches require application-level changes to mask data, but agents bypass application layers entirely — querying databases directly through APIs and MCP servers. Without infrastructure-level masking, every agent becomes a potential data exposure vector.

$10.9M

average cost of a healthcare data breach involving PHI exposure — the highest of any industry

95%

of organizations have at least one database where AI agents can access unmasked PII or PHI

340%

increase in regulatory fines for data privacy violations since organizations adopted AI agents

Data masking at the application layer does not protect against AI agents that access databases through direct connections, APIs, or MCP servers. Infrastructure-level masking is the only approach that works regardless of how data is accessed.

The solution

Infrastructure-level data masking for every agent and user session

Adaptive provides the harness, tools, MCP registry, networking, and guardrails — masking applied at the infrastructure level, between the agent and the database. Sensitive fields are masked in real-time based on the accessor's identity and policy. You provide the prompts and workflows; the masking applies regardless of what the agent asks for.

Benefits

How Adaptive helps

Infrastructure-Level Masking

Masking is applied at the connection level, not the application level. Every query result is filtered through masking policies before reaching the agent or user.

Write the prompts and workflows that drive the agent. Deploy Exo between your agents and databases; masking rules per field classification — PII, PHI, financial — apply automatically, regardless of what the workflow tries to read.

Identity-Aware Policies

Masking policies vary by accessor identity. A support agent sees masked SSNs while a compliance auditor sees the full value — same database, different views.

Map masking levels to your identity hierarchy. Define which roles see masked, partially masked, or unmasked values per field.

Zero Application Changes

No code changes, schema modifications, or application updates required. Masking is transparent to agents and applications.

Point your agents at Adaptive endpoints instead of direct database connections. Masking is applied transparently in transit.

Compliance Reporting

Generate compliance reports showing which fields are masked, who accessed what, and which policies applied. Audit-ready documentation for HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA.

Export masking activity reports for regulatory audits. Demonstrate that PII and PHI are protected across all access paths including AI agents.