Re: PostgreSQL : encryption with pgcrypto

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: ROS Didier <didier(dot)ros(at)edf(dot)fr>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL : encryption with pgcrypto
Date: 2018-06-25 14:22:33
Message-ID: 20180625142233.GD20745@momjian.us
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On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 07:07:00AM +0000, ROS Didier wrote:
> Hi
>
> Regarding the encryption of data by pgcrypto, I would like to
> know the recommendations for the management of the key.
>
> Is it possible to store it off the PostgreSQL server?
>
> Is there the equivalent of Oracle "wallet" ?

Late reply, but the last presentation on this page shows how to use
cryptographic hardware with Postgres:

https://momjian.us/main/presentations/security.html

You could modify that to use a key management system (KMS).

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