The LAIM (Log Anonymization and Information Management) Working Group is a

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and ONR funded research group at the

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under the direction o
Adam Slagell
Work from this group focuses upon ''log anonymization'' and

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. The LAIM group, established in 2005, has released 3 different ''log anonymization'' tools
CANINE
and

FLAIM FLAIM (Framework for Log Anonymization and Information Management) is a modular tool designed to allow computer and network log sharing through application of complex data sanitization policies.Slagell, A., Lakkaraju, K., and Luo, K., "FLAIM: A ...

is their only tool still under active development.

External links

LAIM Working Group Official Home

Official FLAIM Home Page

CRAWDAD entry on FLAIM at Dartmouth
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