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      8.6 MySQL Enterprise Encryption
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       8.6.1 MySQL Enterprise Encryption Installation and Upgrading
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       8.6.2 Configuring MySQL Enterprise Encryption
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       8.6.3 MySQL Enterprise Encryption Usage and Examples
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       8.6.4 MySQL Enterprise Encryption Function Reference
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       8.6.5 MySQL Enterprise Encryption Component Function Descriptions
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    MySQL Enterprise Encryption is an extension included in MySQL Enterprise Edition, a commercial
      product. To learn more about commercial products,
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   MySQL Enterprise Edition includes a set of encryption functions that expose OpenSSL
    capabilities at the SQL level. The functions enable Enterprise
    applications to perform the following operations:
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      Implement added data protection using public-key asymmetric
        cryptography
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      Create public and private keys and digital signatures
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      Perform asymmetric encryption and decryption
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      Use cryptographic hashing for digital signing and data
        verification and validation
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   These functions are provided by the MySQL
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    component_enterprise_encryption
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