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U.S. / U.K. Passport Number

live testingcurated2 patternsproximity 300recommended confidence 75 (medium)

A nine-digit number, validated as a passport only by nearby passport keywords.

A passport number is just nine digits, the same as an unformatted SSN. Only the nearby keywords decide which SIT fires. One document containing "passport number 123456789" near "SSN" can light up both SITs at once, which is why DLP alerts sometimes report two detections for one value.

The patterns, as the engine reads them

confidence 85 (high)
  • Primary: Func_usa_uk_passport: A nine-digit number. No checksum: nearby passport keywords provide all the validation.
  • Any of these:
    • Keywords_eu_passport_number_v2: 10 keywords (word match), e.g. "passport#", "passport #", "passportid"
    • Keywords_uk_eu_passport_number_v2: 2 keywords (word match), e.g. "british passport", "uk passport"
  • Required: Keywords_eu_passport_date_v2: 2 keywords (word match), e.g. "date of issue", "date of expiry"
confidence 75 (medium)
  • Primary: Func_usa_uk_passport: A nine-digit number. No checksum: nearby passport keywords provide all the validation.
  • Any of these:
    • Keywords_eu_passport_number_v2: 10 keywords (word match), e.g. "passport#", "passport #", "passportid"
    • Keywords_uk_eu_passport_number_v2: 2 keywords (word match), e.g. "british passport", "uk passport"

Catalogue data reflects Microsoft's built-in SITs, which are the same in every tenant. This is a faithful simulation, not the live service, so confirm with the portal's SIT test before acting on a result.