### 6.5.1 MySQL Enterprise Data Masking and De-Identification Elements

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 MySQL Enterprise Data Masking and De-Identification is based on a plugin library that implements these elements:

* A server-side plugin named `data_masking`.

* A set of loadable functions provides an SQL-level API for performing masking and de-identification operations. Some of these functions require the [`SUPER`](privileges-provided.html#priv_super) privilege.

