Encrypting a database

  • Hi,

    I would like to encrypt an entire database in SQL Server 2000, or at the least encrypt the contents of the tables, for commercial distribution.  Is this possible? If so how?!

    Cheers.

  • There is no "out of the box" data-encryption within sqlserver 2000.

    you can however encrypt you code (e.g. create procedure , create view, ...) using the with encryption keyword.

    Check Books online

    BTW dataencryption has a cost !

    In SQL2005 you can encrypt data using certificates, but then you can nolonger index that column.  

    you can search http://www.sqlservercentral.com for Encryption and you'll find a bunch of articles, ....

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