## Active Record Encryption This guide covers encrypting your database information using Active Record. https://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_encryption.html ## Why and how GitHub encrypts sensitive database columns using ActiveRecord::Encryption You may know that GitHub encrypts your source code at rest, but you may not have known that we encrypt sensitive database columns as well. Read about our column encryption strategy and our decision to adopt the Rails column encryption standard. https://github.blog/2022-10-26-why-and-how-github-encrypts-sensitive-database-columns-using-activerecordencryption/ ## Securing Sensitive Data in Rails It feels like data breaches are showing up every week in the news. If you haven’t taken a second look at how you’re storing sensitive data, now is probably a good time. Users trust you with the privacy and security of their information. This guide will walk through what data is sensitive, best practices for storing it, and pitfalls to avoid. https://ankane.org/sensitive-data-rails ## Modern Encryption for Rails "Encrypting sensitive data at the application-level is crucial for data security. Since writing [Securing Sensitive Data in Rails](https://ankane.org/sensitive-data-rails), I haven’t been able to shake the feeling that encryption in Rails could be easier and cleaner." https://ankane.org/modern-encryption-rails