Confidential information identification method, device and equipment, and computer readable storage medium

The invention relates to the field of financial technology, and discloses a confidential information identification method. The confidential information identification method comprises the following steps: when a development release file is detected, scanning a script corresponding to the development release file to obtain a DDL script corresponding to the development release file; analyzing the DDL script to extract metadata information corresponding to the DDL script; determining whether the metadata information is matched with preset confidential information in a preset confidential information definition library or not; and if the metadata information is matched with the confidential information, identifying the metadata information as the confidential information. The invention further discloses confidential information identification device and equipment and a computer readable storage medium. Under the condition that the data content of the development release file is not read,by scanning a database sc