Always Encrypted is a new data encryption technology in Azure SQL Database and SQL Server that helps protect sensitive data at rest on the server, during movement between client and server, and while ...

To simplify the adoption of Always Encrypted, SQL Server Management Studio now includes the new Column Encryption Wizard. With just a few clicks this wizard will: Create the necessary encryption keys ...

References Database Journal: SQL Server 2005 Encryption Types Microsoft TechNet: Decryptbypassphrase John Papiewski Contributor ...

Prior to SQL Server 2016, currently in CTP, your main method for encrypting a SQL Server application was to use a feature called Transparent Data Encryption. TDE provides strong encryption, but with ...

Even if a firewall and database security have been employed, it's always a good practice to store sensitive information in an encrypted format. With SQL Server 2005, there are functions and ...

As noted by Douglas McDowell, SQL Server MVP and North America CEO, of consulting company SolidQ, “SQL Server continues to be one of the most secure database platforms. Microsoft increases SQL Server ...