Encrypt MariaDB Data

[Otto]

Hello,

From the MariaDB web page

https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/why-e ... iadb-data/

Nearly everyone owns data of immense value: customer data, construction plans, recipes, product designs and other information. These data are stored in clear text on your storage media. Everyone with file system access is able to read and modify the data. If this data falls into the wrong hands (criminals or competitors) this may result in serious consequences.

With encryption you protect Data At Rest (see the Wikipedia article). That way, the database files are protected against unauthorized access.

BTW XAMPP is installing MariaDB by default.

Does someone of you have experience with setting up rest-data encryption and MariaDB.

Best regards
Otto

[fraxzi]

Thank you Otto,

I am planning to do encryption on my current project too.. This is a good start to initially understand it .

[Otto]

Hello,
with encryption on my database files look like this. Now I feel relaxed.
Best regards
Otto

[fraxzi]

Hello Otto,

What are the steps you made? could you share ...

[Otto]

Hello Frances,
I am sorry but I didn't setup the server myself.
Now we have working 64 bit version of Apache and MariaDB.
Both as a services.
Now I have to find a way how to secure the key file.
It seems you only need the file at the start of MariaDB.
Best regards,
Otto

[Otto]

https://blog.avira.com/a1-telekom-austria-hacked-user-data-stored-in-plain-text/

Hello,
usually you are not personally affected. But in this case I have a little member web page with this company too.
Only a landing page.
But that shows again the importance of "encryption at rest" .
Best regard,
Otto