Re: [GENERAL] PG and database encryption - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Paul Jungwirth
Subject Re: [GENERAL] PG and database encryption
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Msg-id a5a5f06e-b521-3aa3-6ad2-56082365519a@illuminatedcomputing.com
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] PG and database encryption  (John McKown <john.archie.mckown@gmail.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@outlook.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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