Country pack
Malta PII detection: Identity card number, IBAN
Short answer
Maskflare's Malta pack has 4 detectors. 1 validates a check digit or letter, 1 tests layout or an embedded date, 2 match on pattern alone.
What the Malta pack covers
The Malta pack holds 4 detectors: IBAN, Identity card number (also social security), Phone number and Postal code. 1 of them recomputes a check digit or letter, 1 tests layout or an embedded date only, 2 are pattern-only, and 2 wait for a keyword before they match.
| Detector | Category | Validation | Valid example |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBAN | bank account number (IBAN) | Checksum | MT84 MALT 0110 0001 2345 MTLC AST0 01S |
| Identity card number (also social security) | national ID number | Pattern only | 1234567M |
| Phone number | phone number | Layout rules | +356 2123 4567 |
| Postal code | postal code | Pattern only | VLT 1117 |
Every Malta detector in detail
IBAN
A bank account identifier. Validation: the registered length for the country and the ISO 13616 modulus 97 check. Valid example: MT84 MALT 0110 0001 2345 MTLC AST0 01S; the same shape that fails is MT84 MALT 0110 0001 2345 MTLC AST0 01A.
Identity card number (also social security)
A national identity number. Validation: the pattern only, with no checksum or structural validator. It needs one of 13 keywords within 48 characters before the value, such as document number, id card, id no, id number. Valid example: 1234567M.
Phone number
A telephone number in the national format. Validation: between 7 and 15 digits, the range an international number can have. Valid example: +356 2123 4567.
Postal code
A postal code, which identifies a place rather than a person on its own. Validation: the pattern only, with no checksum or structural validator. It needs one of 6 keywords within 48 characters before the value, such as post code, postal code, postcode, zip. Valid example: VLT 1117.
Local-language context words for Malta
These are the words in the catalogue that confirm a value as belonging to this country's detector. Shared English words such as ID number or tax id are left out here because many packs use them; a word below points at this pack even when other packs are on.
- Identity card number (also social security):
document number,id card,id no,id number,identity card,identity number,insurance number,karta tal-identita,karta tal-identità,passport,social insurance,social securityand 1 more - Postal code:
post code,postal code,postcode,zip,zip code,zipcode
How Maskflare masks Malta identifiers
Detections are replaced with a token such as mf_mask_d7e0 before the request goes to the AI provider, and with response restoration turned on the real value is put back in the answer. The other actions are redact, partial, hash, format-preserving encryption, generalize, alert and block.
- Protect now, Finance - Protect now, Healthcare and Developer: mask (a reversible token) when Malta is a primary country.
- Monitor first: alert (counted, forwarded unchanged) when Malta is a primary country.
Compliance profiles that include the Malta pack: GDPR - EU/EEA.
Limits worth knowing
- A passing checksum shows that a value is well formed, not that it was issued to a real person. The examples on this page pass for that reason and are not real.
- 2 of the 4 detectors here match on pattern alone (Identity card number (also social security) and Postal code), so they can match text that merely has the same shape.
- Detectors read the text of the request. A value inside an image is found only after OCR, and a value split across lines is not one match.
- Names, addresses and free-text details are handled by other packs. This page is limited to the Malta identifiers.
Frequently asked questions
What does Maskflare detect for Malta?
4 detectors: IBAN, Identity card number (also social security), Phone number and Postal code.
Are Malta identifiers masked by default?
They are masked when Malta is chosen as a primary country (the default Protect now template uses the action mask), or when the pack is turned on directly. A country pack is not on for organisations that did not choose the country.
Which Malta identifiers have a checksum?
IBAN.
Do the Malta detectors need keywords?
2 of them do: Identity card number (also social security) and Postal code.
Rules on this page describe what Maskflare's detectors and validators check. They are read from the detection catalogue and are not the specification of the body that issues the identifier. Examples are synthetic.