Phinder

A Java application that uses the Phileas library to identify PII (Personally Identifiable Information) in text across a wide variety of file formats. Types of PII are scored by magnitude, density, and confidence. A list of files suggested for redaction testing will be generated. The goal of Phinder is to provide a comprehensive analysis of PII to help you take the next step to redact it with Philter.

Visit http://philterd.github.io/phinder for documentation and more information.

Quick Start

Build the project

mvn clean install

Run Phinder

java -jar target/phinder-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -i src/test/resources/input.txt

To process a directory recursively:

java -jar target/phinder-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar -i src/test/resources/ -R

For more examples and detailed usage, please refer to the documentation.

License

Copyright 2026 Philterd, LLC.

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.