Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Timothy Madden <terminatorul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> My scenario is how to protect the database if the machine is >> stolen (it is a mini-laptop), and I would like to encrypt the >> entire database, that is all columns of all tables, and if >> possible everything else found in the database. >> >> I would like all searching and sorting functions, just like with >> a normal database (that is, transparent encryption for the >> application level). The password will be entered by a human in >> order to start the application. > Everything you've said so far points to using a mounted encrypted > drive to store the db. Agreed. I know you explicitly said you didn't want to use that in your original post, but you didn't say why. I don't think you're going to convince anyone here to put effort into something you can configure to "just work" with so little trouble on existing systems, without a really good argument. -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
