Add support of PostgreSQL's Raw Encryption #120
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Why PostgreSQL's Raw Encryption?
Although in the PostgreSQL's documentation the raw encryption is said as less recommended than pgp, it has its own advantages. In database encryption, flexibility and security are two sides on a balance. If a project with PostgreSQL requires both encryption and quick search function, the raw encryption seems the only choice. Searching in pgp from 1,000 records brings a major performance issue.
I love PostgreSQL and crypt_keeper (esp. its simplicity) to do encryption, and don't want to give up any of them.