Re: Would PostgreSQL 16 native transparent data encryption support database level encryption?

Andreas Kretschmer <andreas@a-kretschmer.de>

From: Andreas Kretschmer <andreas@a-kretschmer.de>
To: pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org, Tony Xu <tony.xu@rubrik.com>, pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2023-05-18T09:31:08Z
Lists: pgsql-general
It is in epas15, but for the whole cluster. Different keys for each database is not possible, how should it works for instance the wal - stream?

On 18 May 2023 00:35:39 CEST, Tony Xu <tony.xu@rubrik.com> wrote:
>Hi There,
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>The FAQ (copied below) mentioned that native transparent data encryption
>might be included in 16. Is it fair to assume that it will support database
>level encryption, that is, we can use two encryption keys for two databases
>in the same server, respectively? How can one verify that?
>
>Thanks
>Tony
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>*https://www.postgresql.org/about/press/faq/
><https://www.postgresql.org/about/press/faq/>*
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>*Q: What features will PostgreSQL 16 have?A: As always, we can't be certain
>what will go in and what won't; the project has strict quality standards
>that not all patches can make before deadline. All we can tell you is
>what's currently being worked on, which includes native transparent data
>encryption support, continued improvements to logical replication,
>parallelism, partitioning, and vacuuming, and many more features. By the
>time 16 is released, though, this list may have changed considerably.*