Re: encrypting data stored in PostgreSQL

From: John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: encrypting data stored in PostgreSQL
Date: 2014-04-09 21:34:42
Message-ID: 5345BCF2.5020608@hogranch.com
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On 4/9/2014 2:07 PM, Rob Sargent wrote:
>> encrypt the data in the client application before sending it to the
>> database server, decrypt it in the client when you need it back.
>>
>>
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> How does that affect backend sql reporting?\

does this backend sql reporting system need access to the contents of
this encrypted data (presumably credit card numbers or some such ?) if
so, then it too would need to be able to decrypt the data and would have
to possess the decryption key(s).

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john r pierce 37N 122W
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