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. 2017 Feb 17;5(1):e2. doi: 10.2196/medinform.5054

Table 4.

Probable personally identifiable information (PII) combinations for hash codes with different matching types.

Index Hash code Combinations of personally identifiable information fields Missed fields Type of hash code
1 1 GIID SEX DOB YOB




Perfect
2 a SEX DOB YOB         GIID Good
3 2 FN LN MN DOB MOB COB       Perfect
4 3 MFN MLN FFN FLN FN YOB


Perfect
5 MLN a FFN FLN FN YOB

MFN Perfect
6 MFN FFN a FLN FN YOB

MLN Perfect
7 MFN MLN FLN a FN YOB

FFN Perfect
8 MFN MLN FFN FN a YOB

FLN Perfect
9 a a FFN FLN FN YOB

MFN, MLN Good
10 a MLN a FLN FN YOB

MFN, FFN Good
11 a MLN FFN a FN YOB

MFN, FLN Good
12 MFN a a FLN FN YOB

MLN, FFN Good
13 MFN a FFN a FN YOB

MLN, FLN Good
14 MFN MLN a a FN YOB

FFN, FLN Good
15 a a a FLN FN YOB

MFN, MLN, FFN Good
16 MFN a a a FN YOB

MLN, FFN, FLN Good
17 a MLN a a FN YOB

MFN, FFN, FLN Good
18 a a FFN a FN YOB     MFN, MLN, FLN Good
20 4 MDOB MMOB FDOB FMOB FN LN SEX COB
Perfect
19 a MMOB FDOB FMOB FN LN SEX COB MDOB Perfect
21 MDOB a FDOB FMOB FN LN SEX COB MMOB Perfect
22 MDOB MMOB a FMOB FN LN SEX COB FDOB Perfect
23 MDOB MMOB FDOB a FN LN SEX COB
FMOD
Perfect
24 a a FDOB FMOB FN LN SEX COB MDOB, MMOB Good
25 a MMOB a FMOB FN LN SEX COB MDOB, FDOB Good
26 a MMOB FDOB a FN LN SEX COB MDOB, FMOB Good
27 MDOB a a FMOB FN LN SEX COB MMOB, FDOB Good
28 MDOB a FDOB a FN LN SEX COB MMOB, FMOB Good
29 MDOB MMOB a a FN LN SEX COB FDOB, FMOB Good
30 a a a FMOB FN LN SEX COB MDOB, MMOB, FDOB Good
31 a a FDOB a FN LN SEX COB MDOB, MMOB, FMOB Good
32 a MMOB a a FN LN SEX COB MDOB, FDOB, FMOB Good
33 MDOB a a a FN LN SEX COB MMOB, FDOB, FMOB Good
34 5 FN MN MFN FFN MLN MOB


Perfect
35 FN MN a FFN MLN MOB

MFN Perfect
36 FN MN MFN a MLN MOB

FFN Perfect
37 FN MN MFN FFN a MOB

MLN Perfect
38 FN MN MFN a a MOB

FFN, MLN Good
39 FN MN a a MLN MOB

MFN, FFN Good
40 FN MN a FFN a MOB

MFN, MLN Good
41 FN MN a a a MOB     MFN, FFN, MLN Good

aThe optional field that may be missed while being collected.