Reference material for TDE, including commands affected by TDE, initdb, pg_upgrade, WAL file, and backup file options, limitations, and how to verify TDE is enabled.
When TDE is enabled, some Postgres commands have TDE-specific options or read TDE settings from environment variables or configuration files:
initdb TDE options
Learn about the initdb options required to initialize a TDE-encrypted database.
pg_upgrade TDE options
Learn about the pg_upgrade options for upgrading TDE-encrypted clusters.
WAL file options
Learn about the pg_waldump and pg_resetwal options for TDE-encrypted WAL files.
Backup file options
Learn about the pg_verifybackup and pg_rewind options for TDE-encrypted backups.
Limitations
Learn about TDE limitations.
Verifying TDE
Verify TDE is enabled after creating a database server.