Before you start

3min
Before beginning, ensure your environment conforms to the following specifications:
Supported hardware:
﻿ running 7.2.x.x firmware and with  -signed TLS certificates preloaded 
﻿ PKCS #11 (FXPKCS11) library version 4.34 or later
This guide shows users how to configure the  PKCS #11 library to be used as an interface for Oracle TDE to connect to a  HSM wallet, based on: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracledatabase/19/asoag/configuring-transparent-data-encryption.html﻿
Supported operating systems:
Linux Server (Rocky Linux 8 for this example – GUI not required): https://rockylinux.org/download/  ﻿
Windows 10 or later
Other:
OpenSSL for Linux (If using Linux)
Oracle Database 19c 
Installation Guide for Oracle Database 19c: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracledatabase/19/index.html ﻿
Oracle Guide to securing data with Oracle TDE (General concepts – how to enable TDE): https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/asoag/introduction-to-transparentdata-encryption.html ﻿
Oracle Guide to use HSM with TDE: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracledatabase/19/asoag/configuring-transparent-data-encryption.html#GUID-753C4808-CC51-4DA1-A5C3- 980417FDAB14 ﻿
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Integration overview
Install Futurex PKCS #11 (FXPKCS11)