# Encrypting a database when you create it

If your environment is configured properly, you can create your database as an encrypted database (one in which the database is encrypted on disk). To do this, you use the dataEncryption=true attribute to turn on encryption and the `bootPassword=key` attribute or the encryptionKey attribute to specify a key for the encryption.

You can also specify an encryption provider and encryption algorithm other than the defaults with the `encryptionProvider=providerName` and `encryptionAlgorithm=algorithm` attributes.

    jdbc:derby:encryptedDB;create=true;dataEncryption=true;
    bootPassword=DBpassword

Parent topic: Working with the database connection URL attributes
Related concepts
Encrypting databases on disk
Related tasks
Creating and accessing a database
Booting an encrypted database
Creating an encrypted database with an external key
Related reference
Using the databaseName attribute