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| author | Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> | 2021-07-30 22:53:10 -0400 |
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| committer | Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org> | 2021-07-30 22:53:10 -0400 |
| commit | c8676652f40d5aae733052ba95dd17b56ca4c6ce (patch) | |
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add note re database storing private keys / backups SHOULD be encrypted
This addresses #6943 (https://bugs.gnunet.org/view.php?id=6943).
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diff --git a/taler-merchant-manual.rst b/taler-merchant-manual.rst index d6d7d9c8..9ccc377c 100644 --- a/taler-merchant-manual.rst +++ b/taler-merchant-manual.rst @@ -586,6 +586,13 @@ Commands, like ``taler-merchant-dbinit``, that support the ``-l LOGFILE`` command-line option, send logging output to standard error by default. See :doc:`manpages/taler-merchant-dbinit.1` for more information. +.. note:: + + The Taler merchant backend stores private keys and other sensitive + business and customer data in the database. The backend operator + SHOULD ensure that backup operations are encrypted and secured from + unuathorized access. + .. index: MASTER_KEY |