cloak.business

Quick Start Guide

Last Updated: 2026-02-09

Get up and running with cloak.business in under 5 minutes. This guide walks you through account creation, your first analysis, and anonymization.

1. Create Your Account#

  1. Go to cloak.business and click Sign Up.
  2. Enter your email address and create a password.
  3. Verify your email address via the confirmation link.
  4. No credit card is required for the free tier.

You receive 200 free tokens to start with -- enough to process approximately 15-18 pages of text.

2. Run Your First Analysis#

  1. Log in and navigate to the Text tab.
  2. Paste or type text containing personal information into the input area.
  3. Click Analyze.
  4. Detected entities appear highlighted in the text with color-coded labels.

Each detection shows:

  • Entity type (e.g., PERSON, EMAIL_ADDRESS, CREDIT_CARD)
  • Position in the text (start and end character offsets)
  • Confidence score from 0.0 to 1.0

3. Review Results#

After analysis, review the entity list on the right panel:

  • High confidence (0.85+): Strong format match with supporting context.
  • Medium confidence (0.5-0.85): Pattern match, likely correct.
  • Low confidence (0.3-0.5): Generic pattern, review manually.

Toggle individual entities on or off. Deselect any false positives before proceeding to anonymization.

4. Anonymize#

  1. Choose an anonymization method for each entity type (or apply one globally):
    • Replace -- substitutes PII with realistic fake data
    • Redact -- removes PII entirely
    • Hash -- converts PII to a consistent SHA-256 hash
    • Encrypt -- AES-256-GCM encryption (reversible with your key)
    • Mask -- partially obscures PII (e.g., j***@e****.com)
  2. Click Anonymize.
  3. Review the anonymized output in the result panel.
  4. Download the result as a text file or copy to clipboard.

5. Next Steps#

Now that you have completed your first anonymization, explore more features: