Commit 8fe3d90d authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

docs: update partition encryption options

Text from Adam Vande More
parent fa4add50
...@@ -1815,12 +1815,12 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433 ...@@ -1815,12 +1815,12 @@ pg_dumpall -p 5432 | psql -d postgres -p 5433
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On Linux, encryption can be layered on top of a file system Storage encryption can be performed at the file system level or the
using a <quote>loopback device</quote>. This allows an entire block level. Linux file system encryption options include eCryptfs
file system partition to be encrypted on disk, and decrypted by the and EncFS, while FreeBSD uses PEFS. Block level or full disk
operating system. On FreeBSD, the equivalent facility is called encryption options include dm-crypt + LUKS on Linux and GEOM
GEOM Based Disk Encryption (<acronym>gbde</acronym>), and many modules geli and gbde on FreeBSD. Many other operating systems
other operating systems support this functionality, including Windows. support this functionality, including Windows.
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