Creating an Asset Database

Procedure

1. Logging In to the Database Encryption System using the system administrator (sysadmin) account.
2. In the left navigation tree, click Asset Database.
3. Click Add Data Source in the top-right corner; the interface for creating an asset database is shown in Figure 1.
   Figure 1 Creating an asset database
   

4. Select the data source type; in this example, it is MySQL – please click the MySQL icon. The Data Source Type Selection page is shown in Figure 1.
   Figure 2 Selecting the data source type
   

5. Enter the required information for the data source—such as name, IP/Domain Name, port, etc.—as shown in Figure 2. The parameter descriptions for the data source configuration information are provided in Table 1.
   Figure 3 Data source configuration information
   

   Table 1 MySQL data source configuration parameter documentation

   Parameter	Description
   Data Source Name	You can customize the data source name (it cannot contain special characters). The name length shall not exceed 25 characters. It is recommended to assign a meaningful business name to the data source for easier subsequent use. e.g.: ERP system database.
   IP/Domain Name	The IP address or domain name for connecting to the database; supports both IPv4 and IPv6 formats.
   Port Number	The port used to access the database, e.g., port 3306 for MySQL.
   Database Name	The name of the target database that requires encryption or data masking.
   Username	The username required to connect to the database.
   Password	The password required to connect to the database.
   Database version	Click Version Check to generate automatically.
   Character encoding	For MySQL databases, you can choose from the following character encodings: UTF8 GBK
   Force SSL shutdown	Control whether the connection to the database uses SSL. When the Force SSL shutdown option is checked, the encryption platform will connect to the database using an unencrypted connection method. When the Force SSL closure option is not selected, the encryption platform will connect to the database using an SSL-secured connection method. NOTE: The Proxy pattern requires parsing traffic packets sent to the target database; however, this parsing functionality is disabled when SSL is enabled. Therefore, the Proxy pattern does not support databases that are configured with SSL.

6. Click Confirm to save the data source asset information.
7. The Asset Database interface displays the created data source, indicating that the data source has been successfully created.