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SecureDB for Government

Protect Citizen Data. Secure the Mission.

SecureDB delivers persistent, policy-driven protection for citizen records, controlled unclassified information and mission data across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments—without disrupting public services.

Secure All Major Databases

Persistent Data Protection

Encrypt citizen PII, CUI and case records at rest and in use.

Granular Access Control

Enforce least-privilege access across agencies, contractors and administrators.

Real-Time Policy Enforcement

Protect sensitive government data the moment it is queried.

Comprehensive Visibility

Audit-ready logs and reporting for inspectors general, auditors and oversight bodies.

Protect Data Across Your Agency Ecosystem

OnData integrates at the data layer—securing citizen and mission data in motion and at rest across case management, benefits, public safety and analytics systems without requiring changes to applications or business processes.

  1. Data is requested by agency applications, staff or partner systems
  2. OnData intercepts the request and enforces security policy
  3. Sensitive fields are encrypted/decrypted in real time
  4. Authorized data is returned—safely and securely

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Government data security needs to protect more than storage and
transport.

Most government agencies already have important security controls in place. Teams encrypt storage volumes. They use encrypted connections. They manage user permissions. They secure public-facing applications. They monitor infrastructure. These are necessary controls, but they do not always protect sensitive values such as Social Security numbers, tax records, case files and criminal justice information once authorized systems, privileged accounts or downstream workflows can access the data.

The risk increases when government data moves beyond the original system of record. Records may be copied into a data warehouse, shared with another agency, sent through an ETL pipeline, replicated to a reporting database or exported into a staging environment during a modernization project. Development and quality assurance teams, including contractors, may need realistic data to test citizen-facing applications. Analysts may need to correlate records across programs without direct visibility into the underlying personal information. Compliance teams may need to show auditors and oversight bodies that sensitive data is protected consistently under frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53, FISMA and CJIS.

SecureDB helps agencies protect sensitive database fields before those movements create exposure.

Runtime encryption for persistent government data protection

SecureDB uses OnData's patented runtime encryption and access management technology to protect sensitive government data beyond the traditional boundaries of data-at-rest and data-in-transit encryption. Citizen PII, CUI and case records can remain encrypted while moving through agency databases, applications, ETL pipelines, data warehouses and analytics environments.

Authorized users and applications can access the original data when policy allows. Unauthorized users, compromised accounts or downstream systems without explicit permission cannot view meaningful sensitive values. This helps federal, state and local agencies reduce the impact of a breach while preserving the ability to deliver services, share data between programs and analyze it safely.

How SecureDB works

  1. Identify sensitive data: Security and data teams determine which database fields contain citizen PII, CUI, criminal justice information or other regulated government data.
  2. Classify and apply rules: Teams classify fields and apply protection rules based on data type, program, user role and requirements such as NIST SP 800-53 and CJIS.
  3. Encrypt sensitive values: SecureDB applies runtime encryption designed to protect government data while keeping public services and other authorized workflows operational.
  4. Enforce need-to-know access: Access to original sensitive data is controlled through identity-based authorization so only approved users or systems, such as caseworkers or investigators, can view clear data.
  5. Support downstream use: Protected data can move into ETL, interagency sharing, reporting, analytics, test or data warehouse environments without exposing unnecessary personal information.
  6. Audit sensitive data usage: Access activity can be logged to support internal monitoring, investigations, audits and oversight reporting.
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