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This document provides information about using Futurex PKCS #11 libraries to configure our HSMs with Oracle Database 12c Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). For additional questions related to your HSM, see the Vectera Plus user guide.

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About Oracle TDE

From the Oracle documentation website: Transparent data encryption (TDE) enables you to encrypt sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, stored in table columns. Encrypted data is transparently decrypted for a database user who has access to the data. TDE helps protect data stored on media if the storage media or data file gets stolen.

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Guardian integration

The Guardian Series 3 introduces mission-critical viability to core cryptographic infrastructure, including:
  • Centralization of device management
  • Elimination of points of failure
  • Distribution of transaction loads
  • Group-specific function blocking
  • User-defined grouping systems
See the applicable guide in the Futurex Portal for configuring HSMs with the Guardian Series 3, including PKCS #11 and CNG configuration.