Inspect an image file for sensitive data

Uses Cloud DLP to inspect an image for sensitive data.

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• Inspecting images for sensitive data

Code sample

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames;
using Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2;
using Google.Protobuf;

public class InspectImage
{
    public static InspectContentResponse Inspect(
        string projectId,
        string filePath,
        IEnumerable<InfoType> infoTypes = null)
    {
        // Instantiate dlp client.
        var dlp = DlpServiceClient.Create();

        // Construct the content item by setting the type of image and data to be inspected.
        var contentItem = new ContentItem
        {
            ByteItem = new ByteContentItem
            {
                Type = ByteContentItem.Types.BytesType.ImagePng,
                Data = ByteString.FromStream(new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open))
            }
        };

        // Construct the Inspect config by specifying the type of info to be inspected.
        var inspectConfig = new InspectConfig
        {
            InfoTypes =
            {
                infoTypes ?? new InfoType[]
                {
                    new InfoType { Name = "PHONE_NUMBER" },
                    new InfoType { Name = "EMAIL_ADDRESS" },
                    new InfoType { Name = "CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER" }
                }
            },
            IncludeQuote = true
        };

        // Construct the request.
        var request = new InspectContentRequest
        {
            ParentAsLocationName = new LocationName(projectId, "global"),
            InspectConfig = inspectConfig,
            Item = contentItem
        };

        // Call the API.
        InspectContentResponse response = dlp.InspectContent(request);

        // Inspect the response.
        var resultFindings = response.Result.Findings;

        Console.WriteLine($"Findings: {resultFindings.Count}\n");

        // Print the results.
        foreach (var f in resultFindings)
        {
            var data = from location in f.Location.ContentLocations
                       from b in location.ImageLocation.BoundingBoxes
                       select new { b.Height, b.Width, b.Top, b.Left };

            Console.WriteLine("Info type: " + f.InfoType.Name);
            Console.WriteLine("\tQuote: " + f.Quote);
            Console.WriteLine("\tImageLocations: " + string.Join(",", data));
            Console.WriteLine("\tLikelihood: " + f.Likelihood);
        }

        return response;
    }
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"os"

	dlp "cloud.google.com/go/dlp/apiv2"
	"cloud.google.com/go/dlp/apiv2/dlppb"
)

// inspectImageFile inspects an image file for sensitive data
func inspectImageFile(w io.Writer, projectID, filePath string) error {
	// projectId := "my-project-id"
	// filePath := "inspect/testdata/test.png"

	ctx := context.Background()

	// Initialize a client once and reuse it to send multiple requests. Clients
	// are safe to use across goroutines. When the client is no longer needed,
	// call the Close method to cleanup its resources.
	client, err := dlp.NewClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Closing the client safely cleans up background resources.
	defer client.Close()

	// Read a image file
	data, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Specify the type and content to be inspected.
	item := &dlppb.ContentItem{
		DataItem: &dlppb.ContentItem_ByteItem{
			ByteItem: &dlppb.ByteContentItem{
				Type: dlppb.ByteContentItem_IMAGE,
				Data: data,
			},
		},
	}

	// Construct the configuration for the Inspect request.
	inspectConfig := &dlppb.InspectConfig{
		InfoTypes: []*dlppb.InfoType{
			{Name: "PHONE_NUMBER"},
			{Name: "EMAIL_ADDRESS"},
			{Name: "CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER"},
		},
		IncludeQuote: true,
	}

	// Construct the Inspect request to be sent by the client.
	req := &dlppb.InspectContentRequest{
		Parent:        fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/locations/global", projectID),
		Item:          item,
		InspectConfig: inspectConfig,
	}

	// Send the request.
	resp, err := client.InspectContent(ctx, req)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Process the results.
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Findings: %d\n", len(resp.Result.Findings))
	for _, f := range resp.Result.Findings {
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tQuote: %s\n", f.Quote)
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tInfo type: %s\n", f.InfoType.Name)
		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\tLikelihood: %s\n", f.Likelihood)
	}
	return nil
}

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.dlp.v2.DlpServiceClient;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ByteContentItem;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ByteContentItem.BytesType;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ContentItem;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.Finding;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InfoType;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectConfig;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectContentRequest;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.InspectContentResponse;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.LocationName;
import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class InspectImageFile {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String filePath = "path/to/image.png";
    inspectImageFile(projectId, filePath);
  }

  // Inspects the specified image file.
  public static void inspectImageFile(String projectId, String filePath) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (DlpServiceClient dlp = DlpServiceClient.create()) {
      // Specify the type and content to be inspected.
      ByteString fileBytes = ByteString.readFrom(new FileInputStream(filePath));
      ByteContentItem byteItem =
          ByteContentItem.newBuilder().setType(BytesType.IMAGE).setData(fileBytes).build();
      ContentItem item = ContentItem.newBuilder().setByteItem(byteItem).build();

      // Specify the type of info the inspection will look for.
      List<InfoType> infoTypes = new ArrayList<>();
      // See https://cloud.google.com/dlp/docs/infotypes-reference for complete list of info types
      for (String typeName : new String[] {"PHONE_NUMBER", "EMAIL_ADDRESS", "CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER"}) {
        infoTypes.add(InfoType.newBuilder().setName(typeName).build());
      }

      // Construct the configuration for the Inspect request.
      InspectConfig config =
          InspectConfig.newBuilder().addAllInfoTypes(infoTypes).setIncludeQuote(true).build();

      // Construct the Inspect request to be sent by the client.
      InspectContentRequest request =
          InspectContentRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, "global").toString())
              .setItem(item)
              .setInspectConfig(config)
              .build();

      // Use the client to send the API request.
      InspectContentResponse response = dlp.inspectContent(request);

      // Parse the response and process results.
      System.out.println("Findings: " + response.getResult().getFindingsCount());
      for (Finding f : response.getResult().getFindingsList()) {
        System.out.println("\tQuote: " + f.getQuote());
        System.out.println("\tInfo type: " + f.getInfoType().getName());
        System.out.println("\tLikelihood: " + f.getLikelihood());
      }
    }
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

// Imports the Google Cloud Data Loss Prevention library
const DLP = require('@google-cloud/dlp');
const mime = require('mime');
const fs = require('fs');

// Instantiates a client
const dlp = new DLP.DlpServiceClient();

// The project ID to run the API call under
// const imagePath = './test.jpeg';

// InfoTypes
const infoTypes = [
  {name: 'PHONE_NUMBER'},
  {name: 'EMAIL_ADDRESS'},
  {name: 'CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER'},
];

async function inspectImageFile() {
  let fileBytes = null;
  let fileTypeConstant = null;
  try {
    // Load Image
    fileTypeConstant =
      ['image/jpeg', 'image/bmp', 'image/png', 'image/svg'].indexOf(
        mime.getType(imagePath)
      ) + 1;
    fileBytes = Buffer.from(fs.readFileSync(imagePath)).toString('base64');
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error);
    return;
  }

  // Specify item to inspect
  const item = {
    byteItem: {
      type: fileTypeConstant,
      data: fileBytes,
    },
  };

  // Specify inspect configuration to match information with mentioned infotypes.
  const inspectConfig = {
    infoTypes: infoTypes,
    includeQuote: true,
  };

  // Combine configurations into a request for the service.
  const request = {
    parent: `projects/${projectId}/locations/global`,
    inspectConfig: inspectConfig,
    item: item,
  };

  // Use the client to send the request.
  const [response] = await dlp.inspectContent(request);

  // Print Findings
  const findings = response.result.findings;
  if (findings.length > 0) {
    console.log(`Findings: ${findings.length}\n`);
    findings.forEach(finding => {
      console.log(`InfoType: ${finding.infoType.name}`);
      console.log(`\tQuote: ${finding.quote}`);
      console.log(`\tLikelihood: ${finding.likelihood} \n`);
    });
  } else {
    console.log('No findings.');
  }
}
inspectImageFile();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\ByteContentItem;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\ByteContentItem\BytesType;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\Client\DlpServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\ContentItem;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InfoType;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InspectConfig;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\InspectContentRequest;
use Google\Cloud\Dlp\V2\Likelihood;

/**
 * @param string $projectId
 * @param string $filepath
 */
function inspect_image_file(string $projectId, string $filepath): void
{
    // Instantiate a client.
    $dlp = new DlpServiceClient();

    // Get the bytes of the file
    $fileBytes = (new ByteContentItem())
        ->setType(BytesType::IMAGE_PNG)
        ->setData(file_get_contents($filepath));

    // Construct request
    $parent = "projects/$projectId/locations/global";
    $item = (new ContentItem())
        ->setByteItem($fileBytes);
    $inspectConfig = (new InspectConfig())
        // The infoTypes of information to match
        ->setInfoTypes([
            (new InfoType())->setName('PHONE_NUMBER'),
            (new InfoType())->setName('EMAIL_ADDRESS'),
            (new InfoType())->setName('CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER')
        ])
        // Whether to include the matching string
        ->setIncludeQuote(true);

    // Run request
    $inspectContentRequest = (new InspectContentRequest())
        ->setParent($parent)
        ->setInspectConfig($inspectConfig)
        ->setItem($item);
    $response = $dlp->inspectContent($inspectContentRequest);

    // Print the results
    $findings = $response->getResult()->getFindings();
    if (count($findings) == 0) {
        print('No findings.' . PHP_EOL);
    } else {
        print('Findings:' . PHP_EOL);
        foreach ($findings as $finding) {
            print('  Quote: ' . $finding->getQuote() . PHP_EOL);
            print('  Info type: ' . $finding->getInfoType()->getName() . PHP_EOL);
            $likelihoodString = Likelihood::name($finding->getLikelihood());
            print('  Likelihood: ' . $likelihoodString . PHP_EOL);
        }
    }
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Sensitive Data Protection, see Sensitive Data Protection client libraries.

To authenticate to Sensitive Data Protection, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import google.cloud.dlp


def inspect_image_file(
    project: str,
    filename: str,
    include_quote: bool = True,
) -> None:
    """Uses the Data Loss Prevention API to analyze strings for
    protected data in image file.
    Args:
        project: The Google Cloud project id to use as a parent resource.
        filename: The path to the file to inspect.
        include_quote: Boolean for whether to display a quote of the detected
            information in the results.
    """
    # Instantiate a client.
    dlp = google.cloud.dlp_v2.DlpServiceClient()

    # Prepare info_types by converting the list of strings into a list of
    # dictionaries.
    info_types = ["PHONE_NUMBER", "EMAIL_ADDRESS", "CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER"]
    info_types = [{"name": info_type} for info_type in info_types]

    # Construct the configuration for the Inspect request.
    inspect_config = {
        "info_types": info_types,
        "include_quote": include_quote,
    }

    # Construct the byte_item, containing the image file's byte data.
    with open(filename, mode="rb") as f:
        byte_item = {"type_": "IMAGE", "data": f.read()}

    # Convert the project id into a full resource id.
    parent = f"projects/{project}/locations/global"

    # Call the API.
    response = dlp.inspect_content(
        request={
            "parent": parent,
            "inspect_config": inspect_config,
            "item": {"byte_item": byte_item},
        }
    )

    # Parse the response and process results.
    if response.result.findings:
        for finding in response.result.findings:
            print(f"Quote: {finding.quote}")
            print(f"Info type: {finding.info_type.name}")
            print(f"Likelihood: {finding.likelihood}")
    else:
        print("No findings.")

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