Hi Team, A customer's is evaluating GDE for CTE Database Files encryption, As part of customer conversation we are having, customer's asking "What happened if I have to move my database to another server? Do I have to decrypt my database encrypted files before moving to another server?" "Can I decrypt my encrypted database files without using GDE using only the encryption key?" Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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David Vicenteño Sanchez
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There are two options here that I can think of,

Option 1:
- Install the CTE agent on the new DB server and deploy with policy the same keys. 

Option 2:
- backup the database and define the rules with Backup process and Action - Permit and Apply Key so the data will be decrypt during backup process then restore to the new server.

We can't decrypt the data with CTE agent.

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TS Teh
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Thank you very much TS

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David Vicenteño Sanchez
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Original Message:
Sent: Thu June 09, 2022 10:43 PM
From: TS Teh
Subject: Encrypted database files decryption and migration scenarios

There are two options here that I can think of,

Option 1:
- Install the CTE agent on the new DB server and deploy with policy the same keys. 

Option 2:
- backup the database and define the rules with Backup process and Action - Permit and Apply Key so the data will be decrypt during backup process then restore to the new server.

We can't decrypt the data with CTE agent.

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TS Teh
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