# Supported PII & PHI entities Syntho contains predefined recognizers for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) entities. This page describes the different entities Syntho can detect and the method Syntho employs to detect those. ## List of supported entitites | **Entity** | **Sub Entity** | **Description** | **Detection Methods** | | ----------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | | **Academic** | Boolean, Major, Company, Date, Degree, Random Digit, Name | Academic qualifications or degrees. | lookup dictionaries | | **Address** | Postcode, Street Address, Address, Street Name | A physical street or mailing address. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Age** | Age | A numerical representation of a person's age. | lookup dictionaries | | **Bank number\*** | BBAN | A numeric identifier for bank accounts. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **BBAN** | Bank Code, IBAN, Country Code, Bank Branch Code, BBAN, ABA, SWIFT, Custom Sampler String, Bank Location Code | A Basic Bank Account Number. | regex | | **City** | City | The name of a city. | lookup dictionaries | | **Credit card** | Credit Card Number | A credit card number, typically 12-19 digits. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Crypto** | Cryptocurrency Code, Crypto | A cryptocurrency wallet address, such as Bitcoin. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Date of birth** | Date of Birth | A person's birth date. | lookup dictionaries | | **Date of death** | Date | A person's death date. | lookup dictionaries | | **Device identifier** | SSN | A unique identifier for a hardware device. | lookup dictionaries | | **Driver ID and licenses** | License Plate, Driving License | A government-issued driving license or ID. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Email** | Email | An electronic mail address for message delivery. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Ethnicity** | Race, Ethnicity | A descriptor for a person’s ethnic background. | lookup dictionaries | | **First name** | First Name | A given name of a person. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Gender** | Sex Type | A descriptor of a person’s gender identity. | lookup dictionaries | | **IBAN** | IBAN | An International Bank Account Number (IBAN). | regex | | **ID/Code** | MD5, VAT ID, UUID | A unique or specific code used to identify or classify an entity or item. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **IP address** | IPv4, IPv6 | A numerical identifier for network communication. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Last name** | Last Name | A surname or family name. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **License plate** | License Plate | A vehicle registration plate number. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Location** | Latitude, Longitude, City, Country | A politically or geographically defined location. | lookup dictionaries, spacy | | **Mac address** | MAC Address | A unique identifier for network devices. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Marital status** | Marital Status | A descriptor of a person's marital condition. | lookup dictionaries | | **Medical record** | Medicine, ICD-10, ICD-9, Insurance Policy Number, Health Plan Name, Procedure, Date Time String, Allergy, Disease, Medical History, SSN | A unique identifier for patient health records. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Middle name** | First Name | A secondary given name. | regex | | **Name (Person)** | Name | A generic full name of a person. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **National ID** | SSN | A national identification number issued by a government. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Nationality, religious or political group\*** | Ethnicity | A descriptor for a person's nationality, religious, or political group. | spacy | | **Organization** | Salary, Company, ABA, Job, SSN | The name of a formal group or institution. | lookup dictionaries, spacy | | **Passport** | Passport Number | A government-issued travel document identifier. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Password** | Password | A secret string used for authentication. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Phone number** | Phone Number | A numeric identifier for telecommunication. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Pronoun\*** | Pronoun | A linguistic term used to refer to a person without using their name. | regex | | **Religion** | Religion | A descriptor for a person’s religious affiliation. | lookup dictionaries | | **Sexual orientation** | Sexual Orientation | A descriptor for a person’s sexual orientation. | lookup dictionaries | | **SSN** | SSN | A U.S. Social Security Number, a unique personal identifier. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **Suffix** | Suffix | A name component like "Jr." or "III". | regex | | **SWIFT** | SWIFT | A unique identifier for a bank involved in international transactions. | regex | | **Tax identification number** | BSN, VAT ID, BBAN, ABA, DE TIN, NINO, SSN, JP TIN | A tax-related unique identifier issued by a government. | regex | | **Title (Person)\*** | Prefix | A formal designation like "Mr." or "Dr." used before a person’s name. | regex | | **URL** | URL | A web resource locator. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **User agent** | User Agent | A string representing a user's device and browser information. | regex | | **User name** | User Name | A unique identifier used for system login. | regex, lookup dictionaries | | **UUID** | UUID | A Universal Unique Identifier used for unique identification across systems. | regex | | **Vehicle registration** | VIN, License Plate, Vehicle Name | A vehicle registration number. | regex, lookup dictionaries | **Note:** Entities marked with an asterisk (`*`) are only available when running a deep scan of the PII column scanner. ## Adding a custom PII entity Please ask Syntho for instructions on how to add a new **Recognizer** for a new type of PII entity.