Beware the DES Trap: Stronger Encryption Options for MariaDB on macOS

2024-07-27

Security Implications:

Additional Considerations:




SELECT ENCRYPT('This is some secret data');

macOS (assuming DES):

SELECT ENCRYPT('This is some secret data');




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