I have a few questions related to PBW_ENCRYPTION_KEY

[xiaojinlii]

PBW_ENCRYPTION_KEY: Your encryption key. Generate a strong random one and store it in a safe place, as PG Back Web uses it to encrypt sensitive data.

1. What contents are included in sensitive data?
2. Is the exported dump.sql encrypted?
3. Can the exported dump.sql be imported into other databases without going through PG Back Web?

[JariNaeser]

Here is what I found while researching for issue #159 .

1. Sensitive data includes data such as: Database connection strings, credentials, and S3 access keys.
2. As of now no, PBW_ENCRYPTION_KEY only encrypts data listed in point 1, NOT the dump/backup itself.
3. Currently I think so since it's plain SQL. Once encryption will be implemented, you will have to decrypt the dump before being able to import it in other databases.

Hope this is helpful.