While there are no major new TDE features in SQL Server 2012, Microsoft has upped the ante by enabling the database master keys to use the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256 encryption algorithm.

Porticor's software-defined key management solution eliminates risks surrounding storing SQL Database Encryption Keys (DEK) on the database server, where they can be compromised or stolen.

Oracle, for instance, has selective data-encryption features, and Transparent Data Encryption is available in SQL Server 2008 edition and higher.

DbEncrypt allows you to apply column-level encryption in your SQL Server database and assign view permissions to different users. Whether for obscuring credit card numbers, social security numbers ...

The company's Transparent Data Encryption option, borrowed from SQL Server, is now generally available as part of numerous upgrades to its cloud database platform.

Choose a SQL server computer entry in the "Connect to Server" dialog by clicking on it. Set the "Authentication" pull-down list to "Windows Authentication," then click the "Connect" button.

1/ In SQL server 2008, there is a new whole database encryption option (TDE). I suspect that using this option will make the backups incompatible with SQL 2005.

Database encryption protects sensitive information by scrambling the data when it’s stored, or, as it has become popular to say, “is at rest.” There are several methods to generate and apply ...

Storing the data encryption keys in Porticor’s key management service, Porticor’s MS SQL Server plugin is a small installable package that can be added to a running SQL Server database with ...