Method and apparatus for processing failure of cipher change of ciphertext in database

1. A method for processing cipher change failure, comprising:

storing a record's error information when a cipher change of ciphertext data in the record fails, the error information comprising an identifier of the record, a failure cause, an old key version number, and a new key version number;

determining a retry strategy based on the stored failure cause, the determining a retry strategy comprising determining whether to implement an automatic retry or a manual retry based on whether the failure cause comprises at least one of: database inaccessibility, database jitter, database read/write errors, a state anomaly of a field value access system that performs the cipher change, or an execution anomaly of a cipher change execution component that calls the field value access system; and

employing the retry strategy to reperform the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier by decrypting the ciphertext data with a key corresponding to the old key version number to obtain plaintext data, and encrypting the obtained plaintext data using a key corresponding to the new key version number.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein: the retry strategy comprises reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record for a number of times not exceeding a first predetermined number when the failure cause comprises at least one of database inaccessibility, database jitter, or database read/write errors.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein: the cipher change of the ciphertext data is performed on the record's field value in which the ciphertext data is located; and

the retry strategy comprises: when the failure cause comprises the state anomaly of the field value access system, reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record after a predetermined time has elapsed for a number of times not exceeding a second predetermined number.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the retry strategy comprises:

when the failure cause comprises the execution anomaly of the cipher change execution component, reperforming the cipher change of a ciphertext data in the record for a number of times not exceeding a third predetermined number.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: not reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier when the failure cause is a decryption failure of the ciphertext data in the record.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: after the reperformed cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier according to the retry strategy fails, writing the record's error information into a failure log.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the storing the record's error information comprises: adding the error information of the record with the cipher change failure to a retry processing table, and tagging the error information as unsuccessful; and

the determining a retry strategy based on the stored failure cause and the employing the retry strategy to reperform the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier comprise: when predetermined retry conditions are met, reading the error information tagged as unsuccessful in the retry processing table, determining the retry strategy based on the failure cause in the error information, employing the determined retry strategy to reperform the cipher change of the ciphertext data for the record having the identifier, if the cipher change according to the retry strategy is successful, revising the tagging of the error information to successful; and if the cipher change according to the retry strategy is unsuccessful, modifying a retry number for the error information, and when the retry number reaches a maximum number allowed according to the retry strategy, deleting the error information from the retry processing table and writing the error information into a failure log.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the employing the retry strategy to reperform the cipher change comprises

reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record for a number of times not exceeding a first predetermined number, the first predetermined number based on a current operational load and a success rate of the automatic retry.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the ciphertext data comprises: ciphertext data for a credit card number.

10. An apparatus for processing cipher change failure, the apparatus comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

storing a record's error information when a cipher change of ciphertext data in the record fails, the error information comprising an identifier of the record, a failure cause, an old key version number, and a new key version number;

determining a retry strategy based on the stored failure cause, the determining a retry strategy comprising determining whether to implement an automatic retry or a manual retry based on whether the failure cause comprises at least one of: database inaccessibility, database jitter, database read/write errors, a state anomaly of a field value access system that performs the cipher change, or an execution anomaly of a cipher change execution component that calls the field value access system; and

employing the retry strategy to reperform the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier by decrypting the ciphertext data with a key corresponding to the old key version number to obtain plaintext data, and encrypting the obtained plaintext data using a key corresponding to the new key version number.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein: the retry strategy comprises reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record for a number of times not exceeding a first predetermined number when the failure cause comprises at least one of database inaccessibility, database jitter, or database read/write errors.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein: the cipher change of the ciphertext data is performed on the record's field value in which the ciphertext data is located; and

the retry strategy comprises: when the failure cause comprises the state anomaly of the field value access system, reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record after a predetermined time has elapsed for a number of times not exceeding a second predetermined number.

13. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein: the retry strategy comprises:

when the failure cause comprises the execution anomaly of the cipher change execution component, reperforming the cipher change of a ciphertext data in the record for a number of times not exceeding a third predetermined number.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise: not reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier when the failure cause is a decryption failure of the ciphertext data in the record.

15. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise: after the reperformed cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier according to the retry strategy fails, writing the record's error information into a failure log.

16. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the storing the record's error information comprises: adding the error information of the record with the cipher change failure to a retry processing table, and tagging the error information as unsuccessful; and

the determining a retry strategy based on the stored failure cause and the employing the retry strategy to reperform the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier comprise: when predetermined retry conditions are met, reading the error information tagged as unsuccessful in the retry processing table, determining the retry strategy based on the failure cause in the error information, employing the determined retry strategy to reperform the cipher change of the ciphertext data for the record having the identifier, if the cipher change according to the retry strategy is successful, revising the tagging of the error information to successful if the cipher change is successful; and if the cipher change according to the retry strategy is unsuccessful, modifying a retry number for the error information, and when the retry number reaches a maximum number allowed according to the retry strategy, deleting the error information from the retry processing table and writing the error information into a failure log.

17. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the employing the retry strategy to reperform the cipher change comprises

reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record for a number of times not exceeding a first predetermined number, the first predetermined number based on a current operational load and a success rate of the automatic retry.

18. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the ciphertext data comprises: ciphertext data for a credit card number.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

storing a record's error information when a cipher change of ciphertext data in the record fails, the error information comprising an identifier of the record, a failure cause, an old key version number, and a new key version number;

determining a retry strategy based on the stored failure cause, the determining a retry strategy comprising determining whether to implement an automatic retry or a manual retry based on whether the failure cause comprises at least one of: database inaccessibility, database jitter, database read/write errors, a state anomaly of a field value access system that performs the cipher change, or an execution anomaly of a cipher change execution component that calls the field value access system; and

employing the retry strategy to reperform the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record having the identifier by decrypting the ciphertext data with a key corresponding to the old key version number to obtain plaintext data, and encrypting the obtained plaintext data using a key corresponding to the new key version number.

20. The storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein: the retry strategy comprises reperforming the cipher change of the ciphertext data in the record for a number of times not exceeding a first predetermined number when the failure cause comprises at least one of database inaccessibility, database jitter, or database read/write errors.