# I'd like to identity a device without any MAC information **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** mac-adress, mender-device-identity, mac\ **Created:** [May 31, 2023, 9:15am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/id-like-to-identity-a-device-without-any-mac-information/5879 "2023-05-31T09:15:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ak8893893](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/ak8893893/32/1746_2.png) [@ak8893893](https://hub.mender.io/u/ak8893893)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 9:15am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/id-like-to-identity-a-device-without-any-mac-information/5879/1 "2023-05-31T09:15:08Z")
Hi everyone, I’d like to change /usr/share/mender/identity/mender-device-identity and let the identity data key values without mac information. Like this one: $ **./mender-device-identity** ak=123 platform=456 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/mender/original/2X/3/380d2a3aa26be9afd052927f26343b993661b5e3.png) But the mender UI still have the mac (only key without value). Is there any way to let the mac information disappear? ---
**Author:** ![mzedel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/mzedel/32/261_2.png) [@mzedel](https://hub.mender.io/u/mzedel)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/id-like-to-identity-a-device-without-any-mac-information/5879/2 "2023-06-01T08:59:15Z")
Heyho @ak8893893, yes this won’t show in newer versions of the Mender UI - the next release (3.6) should be out very soon and fix this. ---
**Author:** ![ak8893893](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/ak8893893/32/1746_2.png) [@ak8893893](https://hub.mender.io/u/ak8893893)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/id-like-to-identity-a-device-without-any-mac-information/5879/3 "2023-06-01T15:49:53Z")
Thank you @mzedel, your information helps a lot!