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Ian McCloy is the Director of the Platform and Security Product Management Group for Couchbase and lives in the United Kingdom. His dedicated team is responsible for the Reliability, Availability, Serviceability and Security architecture of Couchbase Server and the SaaS Database, Capella. This team also own cloud-native platforms like the Couchbase Kubernetes Autonomous Operator. Ian has a vast range of experience as a Software Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer and Systems Administrator. Ian has led global technical teams for the majority of his 20 year professional career and holds several patents in the areas of information security, virtualisation and hardware design. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmccloy/

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Securing Communication with TLS Certificates: A Definitive Guide for Couchbase Server (Part 3 of 3)
Security
Securing Communication with TLS Certificates: A Definitive Guide for Couchbase Server (Part 3 of 3)

In this section we’ll setup TLS network encryption on a 3 node Couchbase Server cluster, running version 7.2.0 on Linux hosts.

Ian McCloy, Director Product Management
October 17, 2023 | 16 MIN READ
Certificate Authority  /  TLS encryption
Securing Communication with TLS Certificates: A Definitive Guide for Couchbase Server (Part 2 of 3)
Security
Securing Communication with TLS Certificates: A Definitive Guide for Couchbase Server (Part 2 of 3)

Whether you are managing your own in-house Certificate Authority, or using an established commercial vendor such as DigiCert, GlobalSign or GoDaddy the first stage is to generate a Certificate Signing Request.

Ian McCloy, Director Product Management
September 25, 2023 | 4 MIN READ
Certificate Authority  /  self signed certificate  /  TLS encryption
Couchbase Capella Achieves PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance and CSA STAR Level Certifications
Security
Couchbase Capella Achieves PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance and CSA STAR Level Certifications

We achieved the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 4.0 attestation of compliance (AoC) as well as a CSA STAR Level 2...

Ian McCloy, Director Product Management
September 21, 2023 | 2 MIN READ
CSA STAR  /  gdpr  /  HIPAA compliance  /  PCI DSS  /  SOC2
Securing Communication with TLS Certificates: A Definitive Guide for Couchbase Server (Part 1 of 3)
Security
Securing Communication with TLS Certificates: A Definitive Guide for Couchbase Server (Part 1 of 3)

This guide demystifies configuration and utilization of TLS certificates in Couchbase Server, empowering administrators to enhance deployment security.

Ian McCloy, Director Product Management
September 13, 2023 | 6 MIN READ
Encryption  /  TLS encryption
Unlocking Next-Level Search: The Power of Vector Databases
Unlocking Next-Level Search: The Power of Vector Databases

Explore vector databases and their role in modern AI and search applications. Understand how they work, their use cases in recommendation systems, and more!

Ian McCloy, Director Product Management
August 15, 2023 | 6 MIN READ
ChatGPT
Secure Your Data at Rest with LUKS Disk Encryption in Couchbase
Security
Secure Your Data at Rest with LUKS Disk Encryption in Couchbase

Get an overview of security options in a Couchbase Server cluster and delve into the specifics of data-at-rest security via LUKS on-disk encryption.

Ian McCloy, Director Product Management
September 9, 2021 | 7 MIN READ
compliance  /  Red Hat  /  TLS encryption