Transparent Data Encryption

DataStax recommends encrypting sensitive configuration properties in the dse.yaml and cassandra.yaml files.

Locate the dse.yaml and cassandra.yaml configuration files. The location of these files depends on the type of installation:

Filename

File Location

dse.yaml

Package installations: /etc/dse/dse.yaml

Tarball installations: <installation_location>/resources/dse/conf/dse.yaml

cassandra.yaml

Package installations: /etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra.yaml

Tarball installations: <installation_location>/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml


About Transparent Data Encryption

Protects sensitive at-rest data stored in configuration files, database tables and SSTable indexes.

Configuring local encryption

Use locally-stored symmetric encryption keys to protect any or all sensitive system resources, configuration file properties, search indexes, and database tables.

Configuring KMIP encryption

Protect sensitive data using encryption keys from a remote Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP).

Encrypting Search indexes

DSE Search index encryption shares the setup with SSTable encryption.

Migrating encrypted tables from earlier versions

Encrypted tables require specific actions to migrate to later versions of DataStax Enterprise.

Bulk loading data between TDE-enabled clusters

Bulk loading data between TDE-enabled clusters requires the correct deployment of encryption keys.

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