Re: Security and Data Protection Issues - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Security and Data Protection Issues
Date
Msg-id 200807141949.m6EJnGI08863@momjian.us
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In response to Security and Data Protection Issues  ("Stuart Gundry" <stuart.gundry@googlemail.com>)
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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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