Percona, a leader in enterprise-grade, open source database software, support, and services, is announcing the general availability of the Percona Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) extension for PostgreSQL, enabling organizations to secure sensitive data and streamline compliance with a fully open source, production-ready solution.
By bringing enterprise-grade, built-in encryption to open source PostgreSQL, Percona enables enterprises to meet stringent security and compliance requirements without the challenges of licensing fees or usage restrictions. The extension serves to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access within PostgreSQL, helping enterprises meet the requirements of regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and PCI DSS v4.0.
“Data security and compliance are top priorities for organizations in every industry, but too often, robust encryption has been locked behind paywalls or proprietary add-ons,” said Liz Warner, CTO of Percona. “With the launch of TDE for PostgreSQL, Percona is leveling the playing field—giving every business access to enterprise-grade data-at-rest protection without licensing fees or restrictions. This is a major step forward for open source, and a win for every organization that values transparency, flexibility, and security.”
Percona TDE for PostgreSQL (pg_tde extension) unlocks the possibility of encrypting data at rest in a manner that is both automatic and transparent to the application itself, according to the company. Without sacrificing the agility and transparency of open source, Percona TDE for PostgreSQL enables:
- Production-ready, open source TDE without any gated features, licenses, subscriptions, or closed source
- Robust data protection by encrypting all database files on disk, ensuring the security of sensitive information even if the storage is compromised
- Granular, user-controlled encryption with multi-tenant support and the ability to encrypt at the table level with unique keys for each database
- Seamless integration without any changes to application code or disrupting business operations
- Centralized key management with integrations to Key Management Services (KMS) providers such as Hashicorp, Thales, Fortanix, and OpenBao
- Simplified online encryption and key management by simply adding a new extension and executing online encryption, paired with the convenience of online key rotation
- Minimal performance impact on speed and user experience
- Trusted 24/7 support and services for deployment and ongoing management
To learn more about Percona TDE for PostgreSQL, please visit https://www.percona.com/.