Verify the encryption for tables, tablespaces, and schemas¶
If a general tablespace contains tables, check the table information to see if the table is encrypted. When the general tablespace contains no tables, you may verify if the tablespace is encrypted or not.
For single tablespaces, verify the ENCRYPTION option using INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES and the CREATE OPTIONS settings.
mysql> SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, CREATE_OPTIONS FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE CREATE_OPTIONS LIKE '%ENCRYPTION%';
Expected output
+----------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+
| TABLE_SCHEMA | TABLE_NAME | CREATE_OPTIONS |
+----------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+
|sample | t1 | ENCRYPTION="Y" |
+----------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+
A flag field in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_TABLESPACES has bit number
13 set if the tablespace is encrypted. This bit can be checked with the flag &
8192 expression in the following way:
SELECT space, name, flag, (flag & 8192) != 0 AS encrypted FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_TABLESPACES WHERE name in ('foo', 'test/t2', 'bar',
'noencrypt');
The encrypted table metadata is contained in the
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_TABLESPACES_ENCRYPTION table. You must have the
Process privilege to view the table information.
Note
This table is in tech preview and may change in future releases.
mysql> DESCRIBE INNODB_TABLESPACES_ENCRYPTION;
Expected output
+-----------------------------+--------------------+-----+----+--------+------+
| Field | Type | Null| Key| Default| Extra|
+-----------------------------+--------------------+-----+----+--------+------+
| SPACE | int(11) unsigned | NO | | | |
| NAME | varchar(655) | YES | | | |
| ENCRYPTION_SCHEME | int(11) unsigned | NO | | | |
| KEYSERVER_REQUESTS | int(11) unsigned | NO | | | |
| MIN_KEY_VERSION | int(11) unsigned | NO | | | |
| CURRENT_KEY_VERSION | int(11) unsigned | NO | | | |
| KEY_ROTATION_PAGE_NUMBER | bigint(21) unsigned| YES | | | |
| KEY_ROTATION_MAX_PAGE_NUMBER| bigint(21) unsigned| YES | | | |
| CURRENT_KEY_ID | int(11) unsigned | NO | | | |
| ROTATING_OR_FLUSHING | int(1) unsigned | NO | | | |
+-----------------------------+--------------------+-----+----+--------+------+
To identify encryption-enabled schemas, query the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA table:
mysql> SELECT SCHEMA_NAME, DEFAULT_ENCRYPTION FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA WHERE DEFAULT_ENCRYPTION='YES';
Expected output
+------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| SCHEMA_NAME | DEFAULT_ENCRYPTION |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| samples | YES |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------+
Note
The SHOW CREATE SCHEMA statement returns the DEFAULT ENCRYPTION clause.
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