How to store data only in RapidMiner Server Repository

Question

Hello I am gracekim.

I want to use security sensitive data that contains personal information for analysis.

I only want to save it to the RapidMiner server.

Is there a way to do it?

Marco_Boeck · Answer

Hi,

In these cases, I strongly suggest to keep the data in a database which cannot be accessed by client machines due to network security settings. You can build a process to work on the data , though it will be a bit annoying because you have no meta data to help pre-fill operator paramters (you'd need to know what column names you'll have manually).
Your processes can then run via RM Server, and work on the data as the JobContainer machines would be set up with network access to the DB, w/o the data ever coming to the local computers. That's pretty much the only way.
I mean just looking at the data would allow users to copy&paste it somewhere, so you have to strictly keep it out of their hands at all times if that is needed.

Regards,
Marco

gracekim · Answer

kypexin

Thank you so much for your answer.

Recently, the company asked these questions due to personal information security issues. I'll try to solve it the other way around.

kypexin · Answer

Hi @gracekim

Technically, nothing. Once data is used within RapidMiner process, it can be stored either on the remote server or local repository, but you cannot restrict saving the data locally.