DuckDB v1.4 Database Encryption: Implementation, Usage, and Performance Analysis
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chmaynard
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Summary
DuckDB v1.4 introduces database encryption capabilities for data-at-rest protection. The article explains the implementation details of the encryption system, provides practical usage instructions, and demonstrates performance implications. It covers how to enable encryption, the underlying cryptographic techniques used, and benchmarks showing the minimal performance overhead of encryption operations.
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· 5 pulledDuckDB v1.4 ships database encryption capabilities.
In this blog post, we dive into the implementation details of the encryption, show how to use it and demonstrate its performance implications.
If you would like to use encryption in DuckDB, we recommend using the latest stable version, v1.4.2.
Many years ago, we read the excellent 'Code Book' by Simon Singh.
TL;DR: DuckDB v1.4 ships database encryption capabilities.
DuckDB v1.4 ships database encryption capabilities. In this blog post, we dive into the implementation details of the encryption, show how to use it and demonstrate its performance implications.
