On 2023-11-02 19:32:28 -0700, Andres Freund wrote: > > From 327e86d52be1df8de9c3a324cb06b85ba5db9604 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > > From: David Christensen <da...@pgguru.net> > > Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:16:00 -0400 > > Subject: [PATCH v3 5/5] Add encrypted/authenticated WAL > > > > When using an encrypted cluster, we need to ensure that the WAL is also > > encrypted. While we could go with an page-based approach, we use instead a > > per-record approach, using GCM for the encryption method and storing the > > AuthTag > > in the xl_crc field.
What was the reason for this decision? ?
