Thread: PostGreSQL TDE encryption patch

On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 04:20:06PM +0530, Bhalodiya, Chirag wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
> 
> Thanks for the information. I was looking for out of box postgre solution so
> wanted to know how to apply following patch on top of my postgre 12
> installation:
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/
> CAD21AoBjrbxvaMpTApX1cEsO%3D8N%3Dnc2xVZPB0d9e-VjJ%3DYaRnw%40mail.gmail.com  

The patch is for developers and not for production use.

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> 
> 
> Regards,
> Chirag.  
> 
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 3:33 PM Patrick FICHE <Patrick.Fiche@aqsacom.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Hi
> 
>      
> 
>     CYBERTEC provided good installation guide (https://
>     www.cybertec-postgresql.com/en/products/
>     postgresql-transparent-data-encryption/).
> 
>      
> 
>     Here is their answer to your question :
> 
>     Q: Can I upgrade to an encrypted database?
>     A: In place encryption of existing clusters is currently not supported. A
>     dump and reload to an encrypted instance is required, or logical
>     replication can be used to perform the migration online.
> 
>      
> 
>     Regards,
> 
>      
> 
>     Patrick Fiche
> 
>     Database Engineer, Aqsacom Sas.
> 
>     c. 33 6 82 80 69 96
> 
>      
> 
>     01-03_AQSA_Main_Corporate_Logo_JPEG_White_Low.jpg
> 
>      
> 
>     From: Bhalodiya, Chirag <chirag.bhalodiya@contractors.roche.com>
>     Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 9:50 AM
>     To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
>     Subject: PostGreSQL TDE encryption patch
> 
>      
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>      
> 
>     We are migrating our product to PostGreSQL from Oracle and as part of HIPPA
>     (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
>     Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act) guidelines, we have a
>     requirement to encrypt entire tablespace/specific tables using Transparent
>     data encryption(TDE).
> 
>      
> 
>     I was looking at TDE solution in PostGreSQL and went through following
>     wiki:
> 
>     https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Transparent_Data_Encryption 
> 
>      
> 
>     I found following TDE patch from this wiki:  
> 
>     https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/
>     CAD21AoBjrbxvaMpTApX1cEsO%3D8N%3Dnc2xVZPB0d9e-VjJ%3DYaRnw%40mail.gmail.com
>       
> 
>      
> 
>     However, I am not sure how to apply this patch and I had the
>     following questions:
> 
>     1. We are using PostGreSQL 12. Is it possible to apply patches on top of
>     existing PostGreSQL installation?
> 
>     2. Will it be available anytime sooner with a major release like PostGreSQL
>     13? 
> 
>      
> 
>     Regards,
> 
>     Chirag.
> 



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