Announcing PCI Certification for PostgreSQL® on the Instaclustr Managed Platform.
NetApp Instaclustr is now PCI Certified for PostgreSQL on AWS and GCP. PostgreSQL—a powerful, open source, object-relational database system with a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance—is now even more secure with the addition of PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) certification.
The PCI-DSS certification for PostgreSQL enhances Instaclustr’s existing PCI-DSS and SOC 2 accreditations, underscoring our unwavering commitment to rigorous data security practices and architecture. Enterprise customers with stringent security requirements can now leverage Instaclustr’s advanced managed open source data solutions, assured that their environment complies with the most stringent security protocols.
PCI-DSS is the payment card industry’s mandated information security standard and applies to all organizations that store, process, and/or transmit cardholder data. PCI-DSS certification requirements dictate that all system components, either within the cardholder data environment or with access to it, must feature specific and strict technical, physical, and operational security controls. Beyond applications directly involving finance and payment card transactions, PCI-DSS controls are increasingly adopted across various industries as the recognized “gold standard” for security practices. Instaclustr has recently achieved the latest PCI-DSS 4.0 compliance.
“We remain proactive in ensuring that the data technologies we deliver for enterprise customers are always held to the highest security standards,” said Ben Slater, General Manager, NetApp Instaclustr. “Instaclustr Managed PostgreSQL now joins our other offerings in achieving PCI-DSS certification.”
Customers requiring full PCI-DSS compliance can opt-in when creating a PostgreSQL cluster on the NetApp Instaclustr Managed Platform to enable the required security options (for example, password complexity in the Instaclustr console). There are additional customer responsibilities involved to achieve full compliance. For more detailed information, please visit the Instaclustr support page.
Instaclustr customers with existing PostgreSQL clusters who are interested in PCI-DSS compliance should contact [email protected] for options on achieving PCI compliance on their existing clusters. For further information or a technical briefing, contact an Instaclustr Customer Success representative or [email protected].
Thank you for your continued trust and partnership as we strive to provide the most secure and reliable managed open source solutions.
