Chapter 12. Database Encryption

Revision History
Revision V990 D990

In “Special note - Gnu Privacy Guard version 2”, specified that GT.M versions prior to V5.4-001 are not compatible with GPG 2.x.

Revision V6.0-001 27 February 2013

Updated “Tested Reference Implementations ”, “Installation ”, and “Plugin Architecture & Interface ” for V6.0-001.

Revision V5.5-000/11 05 October 2012

In “Special note - Gnu Privacy Guard version 2”, added information about setting the environment variable GTMXC_gpgagent.

Revision V5.4-002B 24 October 2011 Conversion to documentation revision history reflecting GT.M releases with revision history for each chapter.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Overview
Disclaimer
Limitations of GT.M Database Encryption
Alternatives to Database Encryption
Device IO
Replication and GT.CM
FIPS Mode
Theory of Operation
Definition of Terms
Overview
Examples of use
Key Management
Tested Reference Implementations
Special note - Gnu Privacy Guard version 2
Installation
Administration and Operation of Encrypted Databases
Utility Programs
Changing Encryption Keys
Database Creation
Plugin Architecture & Interface
Packaging
Extensions to the GT.M External Interface
Operation
Using the V5.4-001 Reference Implementation with Older Releases
Installation