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DB2 10.5 on Windows<br />
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Does anyone have any experience with Native Encryption for DB2 on Windows. &nbsp;Or Linux? &nbsp;From what I have read, it should be transparent to the users but I have to assume there is overhead involved somewhere. &nbsp;<br />
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The main thing I have read is that backups can take up to 3x longer.<br />
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Any insights would be appreciated!<br />
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Thank you!<br />
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Jim
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DB2 10.5 on Windows

Does anyone have any experience with Native Encryption for DB2 on Windows.  Or Linux?  From what I have read, it should be transparent to the users but I have to assume there is overhead involved somewhere.  

The main thing I have read is that backups can take up to 3x longer.

Any insights would be appreciated!

Thank you!

Jim

DB2 Native Encryption on Windows

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

IBM DB2 is a family of relational database server products developed by IBM that have been extended to support object-relational features and non-relational structures like JSON and XML. There are three main products in the DB2 family: DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (informally known as DB2 LUW), DB2 for z/OS (mainframe), and DB2 for i (formerly OS/400), plus a version for IBM's Virtual Storage Extended (VSE) operating system.