Google is dropping encryption into MariaDB, the fork of Oracle
The development has been branded a "major enhancement" for MariaDB security by those running the project, particularly for customers building PCI and other types of applications that need encryption at rest.

Appearing in a MariaDB community edition means Google's crypto will be picked up by commercial and non-commercial spins of the open-source database.

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