Data encryption
Data encryption
Cloud and dedicated servers
If you are running a Linux server, you can encrypt a disk or a single partition using the cryptsetup utility. This utility works with the dm-crypt subsystem and the LUKS specification, which are standard components of the Linux kernel that are commonly used in most popular distributions. dm-crypt is responsible for the encryption process and LUKS is responsible for key management.
Cloud databases
In PostgreSQL and PostgreSQL TimescaleDB databases, you can encrypt data using the pgcrypto extension, which provides a set of cryptographic functions to protect data. For more information, see the instructions Encrypting data in PostgreSQL.