Encrypt the whole Oracle database online with TDE
Some programs are part of Oracle ISV – Independent Software Vendors – program and include various types of Oracle licenses. This allows to install the application database in various Oracle configurations. At my customer, the software includes Advance Security Option Oracle license. This was the reason we decided, even before moving to the cloud, to encrypt the database.
Here is a summary on how to perform full online encryption (TDE) of a database. The process is quite simple, but there are known surprises you might want to avoid.
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