Is My Data Secure in GaussDB(DWS)?

Yes. In the big data era, data has become a core asset. The public cloud will adhere to the commitment made over the years that we do not touch your applications or data, helping you protect your core assets. This is our commitment to users and the society, laying the foundation for the business success of the public cloud and their partners.

GaussDB(DWS) is a data warehousing system with telecom-class security to safeguard your data and privacy. Moreover, the public cloud GaussDB(DWS) delivers carrier-class quality, which can satisfy data security and privacy requirements of governments, financial organizations, and carriers. Therefore, it is widely used by various industries. GaussDB(DWS) of the public cloud won the following security authentication:

Service Data Security

GaussDB(DWS) is built on public cloud software infrastructure, including ECS and OBS.

Service data of GaussDB(DWS) users is stored in the ECSs in the cluster. Neither users nor public cloud O&M administrators can log in to the ECSs.

The operating system of ECSs is hardened, including kernel hardening, installation of the latest patches, permission control, port management, and protocol and port anti-attack.

GaussDB(DWS) provides comprehensive security measures, such as password policies, authentication, session management, user permissions management, and database auditing.

Snapshot Data Security

GaussDB(DWS) backups are snapshots stored in OBS. OBS supports access permission control, key access, and data encryption features. GaussDB(DWS) snapshots can be used for data backup and restoration only and cannot be accessed by any user. GaussDB(DWS) administrators can view the OBS storage space occupied by snapshots on the GaussDB(DWS) console and through public cloud bills.

Network Access Security

The L2 and L3 networks of GaussDB(DWS) can be fully isolated to meet the security requirements of government and financial customers.