Open Source Transparent Database Encryption for MongoDB

 Nov 07, 2018
 Percona Live Open Source Database Conference Europe 2018
  Peter Schwaller

This session describes existing encryption-at-rest features for MongoDB, with a focus on what is freely available in open source packages. You'll learn how to set it up, how to rotate your master keys, and how to achieve full encryption rotation. You'll also learn about the future direction for open source alternatives for MongoDB encryption.

About the Author

Peter Schwaller

Peter joined Percona in December, 2013 as the director of the development group that produces Percona Server, Percona XtraDB, and Percona XtraBackup. An industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience, Peter has co-founded two successful startups, architected products from the ground up, and managed numerous software development teams around the globe. Before joining Percona, Peter managed teams working on NetIQ's systems performance and availability monitoring products. Peter holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Duke University. He currently lives in Northampton, MA with his wife and daughter.