PII File Scanner

Python script that uses Apache Tika to scan files in a directory for any Credit Card Numbers or Social Security Numbers!

Requirements

• Java >= 7
• Python >= 3.8
• tika = 1.24

Installation

Run command below to install tika:

pip3 install tika

Running

Command to scan a drive or directory (e.g. 'python3 main.py ~/piifiles/' )

python3 main.py [DIRECTORY_PATH]

Command to view help manual

python3 main.py -h

Sources

• https://tika.apache.org/
• https://github.com/chrismattmann/tika-python
• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TIKA/TikaServer
• https://github.com/microsoft/presidio/blob/main/presidio-analyzer/