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      32.3 MySQL Enterprise Encryption Overview
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   MySQL Enterprise Edition includes a set of encryption functions based on the OpenSSL
      library that expose OpenSSL capabilities at the SQL level. These
      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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   For more information, see
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    Section 8.6, “MySQL Enterprise Encryption”
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   For other related Enterprise security features, see
   <a class="xref" href="mysql-enterprise-security.html" title="32.2 MySQL Enterprise Security Overview">
    Section 32.2, “MySQL Enterprise Security Overview”
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