On 22 August 2023 06:52:10 CEST, Ron <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 8/21/23 18:49, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 07:02:46PM +0300, Mostafa Fathy wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> It is mentioned here https://www.postgresql.org/about/press/faq/#:~:text=
>>> Q%3A%20What%20features%20will%20PostgreSQL%2016%20have%3F that native
>>> transparent data encryption is being worked on and it may be delivered with
>>> PostgreSQL 16.
>>>
>>> Is PostgreSQL 16 beta version includes native transparent data encryption or
>>> not ? because I checked the docs https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/index.html
>>> and couldn't find anything related to transparent data encryption.
>>>
>>> If not supported yet in the beta version I would like to know if PostgreSQL 16
>>> final version will support native transparent data encryption or not?
>> Not, PG 16 will not support it, and I am unclear if later major versions
>> will either.
>
>That's disappointing, since TDE makes PCI audits that much simpler.
>
Sure. You can use EDB products (EPAS or Postgres Extended) with TDE.
Andreas