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Participant can contain an "Unique ID" to store geography specific identifiers. For example, SSN in U.S, Medicare number in AU etc. However, different countries have different formats.

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E.g. The regex pattern for US SSN format: ^(?!000|666)[0-8][0-9]{2}-(?!00)[0-9]{2}-(?!0000)[0-9]{4}$

Learn how to create regex for your pattern: https://regexone.com/

Detailed explanation of the default SSN format 'AAA-GG-SSSS'

  • The first three digits were historically (prior to mid-2011) assigned by geographical region, and are thus called the area number. The area number cannot be 000, 666, or between 900 and 999.

  • Digits four and five are called the group number and range from 01 to 99.

  • The last four digits are serial numbers from 0001 to 9999.