Recovering a TDE protected database without the Certificate
If you’ve been careful and done everything right when you’re setting up TDE then you shouldn’t run into this problem.
We...
2018-02-21
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Matthew McGiffen DBA
TDE and backup compression – still not working?
Until SQL 2016 if you used TDE (Transparent Data Encryption) you couldn’t use backup compression.
In 2016 Microsoft changed this, but...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-02-16)
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Migrating or Recovering a TDE protected Database
When encrypting a database with Transparent Data Encryption(TDE), a vital consideration is to make sure we are prepared for the...
2018-02-14
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Encrypting an existing database with TDE
As mentioned previously, the process of setting up TDE (Setting up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)) is the same whether you’ve...
2018-01-26
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Setting up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
You can set up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) when you first create a database, or you can apply it to...
2018-01-26
2,664 reads
What is Transparent Data Encryption?
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) was introduced in SQL 2008 as a way of protecting “at rest” data. It continues to...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-01-26)
2,158 reads
How Secure is Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) – and How to Prevent Hacking
TDE is commonly described as “at-rest” encryption, i.e. it protects your data wherever it is stored on disk. This includes...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-01-03)
3,182 reads
SQL Puzzle 5: Prime Magic
Quite a few of you have read or attempted the previous puzzle SQL Puzzle 1: Magic Squares
As a quick reminder, when...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-12-19)
1,653 reads
Understanding Keys and Certificates with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
I’ve been taking a bit of a deep dive into understanding Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). As part of that I’ve...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-12-12)
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Overview of Encryption Tools in SQL Server
More and more people are considering some level of encryption against their data stored in SQL Server. In many cases...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-12-05)
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Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers