Requirements for integrating with SecureData

Before you can use SecureData with Vertica, you must verify the following:.

Before you can use SecureData with Vertica, you must verify the following:

  • You are using version 6.0 or later of SecureData. The Vertica integration functions use APIs introduced in version 6.0 of SecureData.

  • All of the nodes in your Vertica cluster are able to communicate with all of your SecureData appliance hosts. Any firewalls between your Vertica cluster and your SecureData appliance must allow connections on the ports that SecureData uses for communications. See "Ensuring Access to SecureData Services" in the SecureData Appliance Installation Guide for a list of the ports that SecureData uses.

  • Your Vertica database is not using Federal information processing standard (FIPS) mode. FIPS is incompatible with the Voltage SecureData integration. When FIPS mode is active, the SecureData integration library is not installed by default. Do not manually install this library if you are using FIPS.

  • You are following the best practices when using Safe Unicode FPE formats.