Connecting to a Datastore

To add and connect to a data store, complete the following steps in the Data Security Broker Manager:

1. Login to Data Security Broker Manager.

2. Select Databases from the left navigation and click Add Database + to add a data store.

3. In the Add Database dialog, enter a name and description for the database in the Database Name and Database Description fields.

4. Select the database type as Postgres from the Database Type drop-down list.

5. Enter the IP address of the database in the Hostname or IP Address field.

6. Specify the Port for the database and enter the user Database Username and Database Credential.

7. Create a new user on your database for use with IBM Cloud Security Broker. For more information, see Database Privileges section.

8. You can use only a Postgres database and enter your database name in the Postgres Database Name field.

9. Optional: Select Use SSL, click Add file, and upload an SSL Certificate.

10. Click Add Database to complete enrolment. The new database appears in the list of configured databases.

11. Create the data that is required for encryption or decryption as tables in the new database that is created.

12. Once you have completed adding a database, the next step is to connect to a keystore. Refer to the Add a Keystore in Data Security Broker Manager section to connect to a keystore in the Data Security Broker Manager.