Using gsql to Operate an Encrypted Database

Executing SQL Statements

Before running the SQL statements in this section, ensure that the preparation and configuration phases are complete.

This section uses a complete execution process as an example to describe how to use the encrypted database syntax, including three phases: DDL statement execution, DML statement execution, and cleanup.

# 1. Connect to the database and use the -C parameter to enable the full encryption function.
[terminal] # gsql -p PORT gaussdb -h HOST -U USER -W PASSWORD -r -C

-- 2. Create a master key.
-- For details about the KEY_PATH format, see "SQL Reference > SQL Syntax > CREATE CLIENT MASTER KEY" in Developer Guide.
-- In the Huawei Cloud scenario, the project ID and key ID are required in KEY_PATH. For details about how to obtain the key ID, see the preparation phase. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see the configuration phase.
gaussdb=#  CREATE CLIENT MASTER KEY cmk1 WITH ( KEY_STORE = huawei_kms , KEY_PATH = 'https://kms.cn-north-4.myhuaweicloud.com/v1.0/00000000000000000000000000000000/kms/00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000000000', ALGORITHM = AES_256);
-- 3. Create a column key. The column key is encrypted by the master key created in the previous step. For details about the syntax, see "SQL Reference > SQL Syntax > CREATE COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY " in Developer Guide.
gaussdb=# CREATE COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY cek1 WITH VALUES (CLIENT_MASTER_KEY = cmk1, ALGORITHM  = AES_256_GCM);

-- 4. Create an encrypted table and use syntax to specify name and credit_card in the table as encrypted columns.
gaussdb=# CREATE TABLE creditcard_info (
  id_number int,
  name text encrypted with (column_encryption_key = cek1, encryption_type = DETERMINISTIC),
  credit_card varchar(19) encrypted with (column_encryption_key = cek1, encryption_type = DETERMINISTIC));
NOTICE: The 'DISTRIBUTE BY' clause is not specified. Using 'id_number' as the distribution key by default.
HINT: Please use 'DISTRIBUTE BY' clause to specify suitable data distribution key.
CREATE TABLE

-- 5. Write data to the encrypted table.
gaussdb=# INSERT INTO creditcard_info VALUES (1,'joe','6217986500001288393');
INSERT 0 1
gaussdb=# INSERT INTO creditcard_info VALUES (2, 'joy','6219985678349800033');
INSERT 0 1

-- 6. Query data from the encrypted table.
gaussdb=# select * from creditcard_info where name = 'joe';
 id_number | name |     credit_card
-----------+------+---------------------
         1 | joe  | 6217986500001288393

-- 7. Update data in the encrypted table.
gaussdb=# update creditcard_info set credit_card = '80000000011111111' where name = 'joy';
UPDATE 1

-- 8. Other operations: Add an encrypted column to a table.
gaussdb=# ALTER TABLE creditcard_info ADD COLUMN age int ENCRYPTED WITH (COLUMN_ENCRYPTION_KEY = cek1, ENCRYPTION_TYPE = DETERMINISTIC);
ALTER TABLE

-- 9. Other operations: Delete an encrypted column from a table.
gaussdb=# ALTER TABLE creditcard_info DROP COLUMN age;
ALTER TABLE

-- 10. Other operations: Query master key information from the system catalog.
gaussdb=# SELECT * FROM gs_client_global_keys;
 global_key_name | key_namespace | key_owner | key_acl |        create_date
-----------------+---------------+-----------+---------+----------------------------
 cmk1            |          2200 |        10 |         | 2021-04-21 11:04:00.656617
(1 rows)

-- 11. Other operations: Query column key information from the system catalog.
gaussdb=# SELECT column_key_name,column_key_distributed_id ,global_key_id,key_owner  FROM gs_column_keys;
 column_key_name | column_key_distributed_id | global_key_id | key_owner
-----------------+---------------------------+---------------+-----------
 cek1            |                 760411027 |         16392 |        10
(1 rows)

-- 12. Other operations: View the metadata of a column in a table.
gaussdb=# \d creditcard_info
        Table "public.creditcard_info"
   Column    |       Type        | Modifiers
-------------+-------------------+------------
 id_number   | integer           |
 name        | text              |  encrypted
 credit_card | character varying |  encrypted

-- 13. Delete an encrypted table.
gaussdb=# DROP TABLE creditcard_info;
DROP TABLE

-- 14. Delete a column key.
gaussdb=# DROP COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY cek1;
DROP COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY

-- 15. Delete a master key.
gaussdb=# DROP CLIENT MASTER KEY cmk1;
DROP CLIENT MASTER KEY