Re: PG and database encryption

From: Paul Jungwirth <pj(at)illuminatedcomputing(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PG and database encryption
Date: 2017-08-22 20:16:53
Message-ID: a5a5f06e-b521-3aa3-6ad2-56082365519a@illuminatedcomputing.com
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On 08/22/2017 01:08 PM, John McKown wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 2:48 PM, rakeshkumar464
> <rakeshkumar464(at)outlook(dot)com> wrote:
>> We have a requirement to encrypt the entire database.
>
> Personally, what I'd do (and actually do at work) is to us LUKS.

I second that, although I'll add that if you're on AWS you can also use
encrypted EBS volumes. You get a very similar effect, except all you
need to do is tick a checkbox (or set a CloudFormation attribute, etc.).
Also you can get unattended reboots without storing the key somewhere
vulnerable. There may be perf advantages too; I'm not sure.

Good luck!
Paul

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