Cyprus Driver's License Number
Detects Cyprus driver's license number patterns. This pattern is based on a Microsoft Purview built-in sensitive information type. Users already running Purview may prefer to enable the built-in SIT directly, or use this version as a starting point for customisation.
- Type
- regex
- Engine
- universal
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence justification
- Medium confidence: pattern has structural constraints but corroborative keywords are recommended to reduce false positive rates. Added context gating and exclusion rules improve precision and reduce incidental matches.
- Detection quality
- Mixed
- Jurisdictions
- cy, eu
- Regulations
- BDSG, CNIL / LIL, GDPR
- Frameworks
- ISO 27001, ISO 27701
- Data categories
- pii, government-id
- Scope
- narrow
- Risk rating
- 6
- Platform compatibility
- Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Compatible, Netskope: Compatible
Pattern
\b\d{6,8}\bCorroborative evidence keywords
driver, licence, license, driving, DL, ID number, identification, ID card, permit, registration, certificate, field, column, row, entry, record, value, form, register, database (+20 more)
Proximity: 300 characters
Should match
123456— 6-digit Cypriot driver's license number (minimum length)1234567— 7-digit Cypriot driver's license number12345678— 8-digit Cypriot driver's license number (maximum length)
Should not match
12345— Too few digits (5 instead of minimum 6)123456789— Too many digits (9 instead of maximum 8)template example placeholder record identifier— Template/sample context should be excluded even when anchor words are present
Known false positives
- Generic numeric sequences matching the driver's license format appearing in unrelated contexts. Mitigation: Require corroborative evidence keywords within the proximity window to confirm driver's license context.