Title: Database Encryption
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Database Encryption

 *  Resolved [Clicknathan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clicknathan/)
 * (@clicknathan)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-encryption/)
 * A client of mine is asking if his WordPress database is encrypted – I believe
   that by default WordPress’ database isn’t encrypted, save for the user passwords.
 * But I don’t know all that much about databases, encryption, etc.
 * Any info on this would be much appreciated.

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-encryption/#post-469087)
 * databases are not encrypted.
 * tables within databases are not encrypted.
 * content within tables within databases are not encrypted — except for passwords
   which are md5 hashed.

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 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [encryption](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/encryption/)

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-encryption/#post-469087)
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