| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Stuart Gundry <stuart(dot)gundry(at)googlemail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Security and Data Protection Issues |
| Date: | 2008-07-14 19:49:16 |
| Message-ID: | 200807141949.m6EJnGI08863@momjian.us |
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Stuart Gundry wrote:
> I am setting up a postgres database on a standalone system with a randomized
> text password. However, the db will contain very sensitive data and my boss
> is worried about the possibility of someone being able to crack the db data
> if they stole the machine. Can anyone point me to information about how
> securely the data is stored? Or is my only option to hash all my data?
We have documentation about this:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/encryption-options.html
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