Patent ID: 8863304

Claim:
A method comprising: identifying sensitive data, wherein the sensitive data is within a backup image, the backup image comprises a plurality of data objects, the sensitive data is stored within at least one of the plurality of data objects, the backup image further comprises remediation information, the remediation information comprises an image remediation attribute, and a data object remediation attribute for each of the plurality of data objects in the backup image, and the remediation information further comprises access control information for the plurality of data objects; in response to the identifying, modifying the remediation information, wherein the modifying the remediation information comprises modifying the image remediation attribute to indicate that one or more of the plurality of data objects in the backup image comprises the sensitive data, and modifying the data object remediation attribute for the at least one of the plurality of data objects to indicate that the at least one of the plurality of data objects comprises the sensitive data; examining the remediation information, wherein the remediation information restricts access to the sensitive data to at least one corresponding access group; identifying access credentials for the at least one corresponding access group; and comparing access credentials of a restore entity with the access credentials of the at least one corresponding access group to produce a comparison result.