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  • December 11, 2008 at 12:11 am

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    Joe (12/10/2008)

    Thanks for the reply;

    GilaMonster;

    I want to encrypt the entire DB so that if someone steal the DB, then they are not able to attach it or restore it;

    For that you need SQL 2008's transparent database encryption. 2005's encryption is not designed for that, as the keys are within the database itself.

    Gail Shaw
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