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

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: Security and Data Protection Issues
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Msg-id 4875CBA2.4080704@archonet.com
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In response to Re: Security and Data Protection Issues  ("Stuart Gundry" <stuart.gundry@googlemail.com>)
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Stuart Gundry wrote:
> Thank you, I'm also curious as to whether the data folder is already in some
> way encrypted and if so, what encryption/obfuscation is being used. There
> doesn't seem to be anything about this on the web.

No encryption, although large text fields may be compressed (read up on 
TOAST) so not readable as plain-text.

--   Richard Huxton  Archonet Ltd


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