I would discourage you from using production data in testing environments, even if writes are blocked. If you have any sensitive customer information anywhere i

I would discourage you from using production data in testing environments, even if writes are blocked. If you have any sensitive customer information anywhere in your production database, your testing environment would become an additional attack target. Depending on your industry, that might mean that your test workers will need to be compliant with HIPAA, PCI, or your production SSP.