Percona, a leader in open source database solutions, announced the general availability of its Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) extension for Percona for PostgreSQL in Raleigh, North Carolina. This pioneering open source solution enables organizations to secure sensitive data at rest without licensing fees, ensuring compliance with stringent regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and PCI DSS v4.0.
Percona’s TDE extension, pg_tde, delivers enterprise-grade encryption to open source PostgreSQL, addressing a critical gap in data-at-rest protection. Unlike proprietary solutions like EDB’s TDE, which requires licensing, Percona’s offering is fully open source, eliminating costs and vendor lock-in. “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,” said Liz Warner, CTO of Percona. The extension encrypts all database files, ensuring security even if storage is compromised, and supports compliance with regulations requiring robust encryption beyond storage-level solutions.
The pg_tde extension provides a robust set of features:
The TDE extension is part of the Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL 17.4.1-1, with a quick-start guide available for immediate deployment. Percona also offers 24/7 support, managed services, and consulting to assist with setup and configuration. The solution’s compatibility with Kubernetes via Percona Operator for PostgreSQL v2.6.0 further enhances its utility for modern, cloud-native environments. Percona is also working to integrate TDE into the upstream PostgreSQL community, with patches proposed to benefit other extension authors.
Percona’s TDE extension empowers organizations to protect sensitive data, streamline compliance, and deploy with confidence, all while leveraging the transparency and flexibility of open source.
Percona is a world-class open source database software, support, and services company. The organization is dedicated to helping businesses ensure their databases — and the applications that depend on them — are secure, compliant, performant, and highly available.
Through a unique combination of database expertise and enterprise-grade open source software, Percona empowers organizations with the freedom to choose, the freedom to create, and the freedom to innovate with speed as they grow.
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