Fides (pronounced /fee-dhez/, from Latin: Fidēs) is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing the fulfillment of data privacy requests in your runtime environment, and the enforcement of privacy regulations in your code.
In order to get started quickly with Fides, a sample project is bundled within the Fides CLI that will set up a server, privacy center, and a sample application for you to experiment with.
You can easily download and install Fides using pip. Run the following command to get started:
pip install ethyca-fidesBy default, Fides ships with a small project belonging to a fictional e-commerce store. Running the fides deploy up command builds a Fides project with all you need to run your first Data Subject Request against real databases.
fides deploy upWhen your deployment finishes, a welcome screen will explain the key components of Fides and the sample "Cookie House" project.
If your browser does not open automatically, you should navigate to http://localhost:3000/landing.
The project contains:
- The Fides Admin UI for managing privacy requests
- The Fides Privacy Center for submitting requests
- The sample "Cookie House" eCommerce site for testing
- A DSR Directory on your computer to view results (
./fides_uploads)
Navigate to the Fides Privacy Center (http://localhost:3001), submit a "Download your data" request, provide the email address for the sample user (jane@example.com), and submit the request.
Then, navigate to the Fides Admin UI (http://localhost:8080) to review the pending privacy request.
Use username root_user and password Testpassword1! to login, approve the request, and review the resulting package in your ./fides_uploads folder!
Congratulations! You've just run an entire privacy request in under 5 minutes! Fides offers many more tools help take control of your data privacy. To find out more, you can run a privacy request on your own infrastructure, discover data mapping, or learn about the Fides Taxonomy.
The Fides core team is committed to providing a variety of documentation to help get you started using Fides. As such, all interactions are governed by the Fides Code of Conduct.
For more information on getting started with Fides, how to configure and set up Fides, and more about the Fides ecosystem of open source projects:
- Documentation: https://docs.ethyca.com
- Website: www.ethyca.com/fides
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We welcome and encourage all types of contributions and improvements! Please see our contribution guide to opening issues for bugs, new features, and security or experience enhancements.
Read about the Fides community or dive into the contributor guides for information about contributions, documentation, code style, testing and more. Ethyca is committed to fostering a safe and collaborative environment, such that all interactions are governed by the Fides Code of Conduct.
The Fides ecosystem of tools are licensed under the Apache Software License Version 2.0. Fides tools are built on fideslang, the Fides language specification, which is licensed under CC by 4.
Fides is created and sponsored by Ethyca: a developer tools company building the trust infrastructure of the internet. If you have questions or need assistance getting started, let us know at fides@ethyca.com!