use non-ephemeral key to encrypt temporary files for the Sorter

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Minor - P4
    • 4.9.0
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    • Component/s: Security
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    • Security 2020-09-21, Security 2020-10-05, Security 2021-01-11, Security 2021-01-25
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      The Sorter encrypts the temporary files in dbpath/_tmp using a key that is not guaranteed to remain stable across process restarts. If it is feasible to use a persistent key to encrypt these temporary files, it would allow us to re-use these temporary files during the recovery process at startup.

              Assignee:
              Varun Ravichandran
              Reporter:
              Benety Goh
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