Malta Driver's License Number
Detects Malta 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
- mt, 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{5,7}[A-Z]?\bCorroborative evidence keywords
driver, licence, license, driving, DL, ID number, identification, ID card, permit, registration, certificate, data record, database record, record set, data extract, data export, database table, spreadsheet, data registry, registry entry (+14 more)
Proximity: 300 characters
Should match
12345— 5-digit Maltese driver's license number (minimum length)1234567A— 7-digit format with trailing letter123456— 6-digit format without trailing letter
Should not match
1234— Too few digits (4 instead of minimum 5)12345678— Too many digits (8 instead of maximum 7)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.