Re: database file encryption.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: nrdb <postgresql(at)butterflystitches(dot)com(dot)au>, postgresql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: database file encryption.
Date: 2011-10-22 21:17:07
Message-ID: 16713.1319318227@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> Any patch you submit will be subject to quite a bit of discussion so be
> prepared for that. Also it will have to be portable to Windows.

The first question that's going to be asked is why you don't just use an
encrypted file system, instead. Not every problem has to be solved at
the database level.

regards, tom lane

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