Re: postgres zeroization of dead tuples ? i.e scrubbing dead tuples with sensitive data. - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Karsten Hilbert
Subject Re: postgres zeroization of dead tuples ? i.e scrubbing dead tuples with sensitive data.
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Msg-id 20151119191630.GA3625@hermes.hilbert.loc
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In response to Re: postgres zeroization of dead tuples ? i.e scrubbing dead tuples with sensitive data.  (Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com>)
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 09:01:47AM -0600, Merlin Moncure wrote:

> It's quite a stretch to assume that HIPAA applies to internal garbage
> collection minutia.

It, of course, does.

Which is why applying your suggestion ...

> A much better way to look at compliance is to encrypt all sensitive
> details and, when the customer relationship is gone, delete the key.

... is necessary.

Karsten
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