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# Oracle Database TDE (19c)

> Overview and configuration steps for integrating Vectera Plus with Oracle Database 19c TDE.

This document provides information on configuring our HSMs with Oracle Database 19c Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) by using Futurex PKCS #11 libraries. For additional questions related to your HSM, see the Excrypt HSM Administrator guide for you version.

## About Oracle TDE

From the Oracle documentation website: Transparent data encryption 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. Transparent data encryption helps protect data stored on media in the event that the storage media or data file gets stolen.

## 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.