Acra, new database protection suite for PostgreSQL
Acra provides application level encryption, masking, tokenisation, access control, database leakage prevention, and intrusion detection for modern data-processing apps.
Acra, new database protection suite for PostgreSQL launched on March 8, 2017 with 8 votes, #1,166 of 3,481 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
What it does
🇺🇦 We bring our capabilities to all institutions that help protect Ukraine across critical infrastructure, defence, and government. Acra provides fast field level encryption, searchable encryption, data tokenization and data masking, and many more. Acra protects sensitive data in SQL and NoSQL databases, web and backend applications. Easy integration, low impact, works with your stack. Acra blends well with your application as SQL encryption proxy (AcraServer), encryption-as-a-service API (AcraTranslator), proxy service for any API (AnyProxy), or in-app SDKs. Wherever your data is, Acra is designed to be nearby, enforcing appropriate security controls on your sensitive assets. SQL Proxy…from cossacklabs.com
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