# Redaction mask mode
<a name="bda-sensitive-data-redaction-mask-mode"></a>

Use this setting to control how BDA masks detected PII entities in redacted output files.

Set the value to `PII` to replace all detected entities with a generic [PII] marker. Set the value to `ENTITY_TYPE` to replace each entity with its specific type marker, such as [NAME], [EMAIL], or [ADDRESS].

This setting applies only when you set `detectionMode` to `DETECTION_AND_REDACTION`. If you do not specify a value, BDA defaults to ENTITY\_TYPE.


**Redaction mask mode values**  

| Mask mode | Description | 
| --- | --- | 
| PII | Replace sensitive data with [PII] in the redacted output files. | 
| ENTITY\_TYPE | Replace sensitive data with [ENTITY\_TYPE] in the redacted output files. For example, [ADDRESS], [EMAIL]. |