On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:49 AM, <lcarson@ucsd.edu> wrote:
> Does anyone have experience using the feature in PG 8.4 (maybe earlier
> versions too??) to store specific columns in an encrypted format? We are
> gathering sensitive data for medical studies and want to use Postgresql,
> however, we need to insure that the data is secure to satisfy federal
> HIPAA regulations. One way to do that would be to store some or all of it
> in an encrypted format.
Here is a presentation that give a high level view of how to secure the data.
http://momjian.us/main/writings/pgsql/securing.pdf
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