IP Anonymize
This module helps protect user privacy and comply with data regulations by automatically removing old IP addresses from your Drupal database. It allows you to configure how long IP addresses are stored, with support for various Drupal core and contributed modules.
Stale IP addresses clog up your database with useless data, not to mention, may be subject to subpoena by legal authorities in some jurisdictions.
The IP Anonymize module helps ensure users' privacy (and compliance with data protection and consumer privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, etc.) by implementing a retention policy for IP addresses logged in Drupal's database tables. IP addresses are scrubbed on each cron run according to a configurable retention period. For example, you may wish to preserve IP addresses for a short while for purposes of identifying spam.
IP Anonymize cannot guarantee anonymity, as IP addresses are recorded at least temporarily, and may also be logged elsewhere in the system such as webserver error logs.
Built-in support:
- Core
- Sessions
- Comments
- Database log
- Commerce
- Login History
- Simple Access Log
- Tether Stats
- Ubercart
- User IP Log
- Visitors
- Voting API
- Webform
- YAML Form
Drupal 7 built-in support:
- Core
- Sessions
- Comments
- Database log
- Statistics
- Commerce
- Login Activity
- Login History
- Tether Stats
- Ubercart
- User IP Log
- User Stats
- Visitors
- Voting API
- Webform
Similar modules:
Cryptolog logs ephemeral identifiers—a keyed hash in IPv6 notation using a random salt which is stored in memory and regenerated each day—rather than IP addresses. Unlike IP Anonymize, client IP addresses never touch Drupal's logs or database tables.
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