International Business Machines Corporation

Torin Reilly

Anthony Thomas Sofia

Michael Terrence Cohoon

Trent Balta

Jason G Katonica

Aspects include receiving a notification that a value of a data element stored in a source storage location in a source format has been changed to an updated value. The change is replicated to a plurality of target storage locations. The replicating includes, for each of the plurality of target storage locations, determining a target format of the data element in the target storage location. The target format is one of a plurality of different formats, including the source format. Each of the different formats provide a different level of data protection for the data element. In response to determining that the target format is not the same as the source format, the updated value of the data element is converted into the target format, and the updated value of the data element is stored in the target format at the target storage location.

Distribution of user specific data elements in a replication environment

A described method includes receiving, by a database system, an instruction to change a first data element in a table in a database, which includes a first copy and a second copy of the table. A first entry is created in a first change-table. The first entry includes an updated value for a first data element. A second entry is created in a second change-table. Creating the second entry includes, changing the updated value into a ciphertext if the first data element is secured, and storing the ciphertext into the second entry. If the first data element is non-secured, the updated value is stored into the second entry as is. The second copy of the table is modified using the second change-table. The second copy of the table is used to respond to subsequent queries.

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