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Security

ScyllaDB Security Checklist

Authentication and Authorization

Enable Authentication
Enable and Disable Authentication Without Downtime
Creating a Custom Superuser
Generate a cqlshrc File
Enable Authorization
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Grant Authorization CQL Reference
Reset Authenticator Password
Certificate Based Authentication

Encryption

Encryption: Data in Transit Client to Node
Encryption: Data in Transit Node to Node
Generating a self-signed Certificate Chain Using openssl
Encryption at Rest available in ScyllaDB Enterprise

Also check out the Security Features lesson on Scylla University.

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