An Optimised Disaster Recovery Plan thanks to SQLBackup
The continuity of operations during a disaster is as critical to running a business as just about anything. Somewhere, within...
2009-02-28
2,303 reads
First Impressions of the Kindle 2
As I blogged about previously, I had decided to go ahead and pre-order the Kindle 2. It was slated for...
2009-02-27
1,543 reads
A Security Control Inconsistently Applied Is Not a Control
Some things and readings today reminded me of this: a security control inconsistently applied is not a control. The whole...
2009-02-27
2,832 reads
My First Computer
OK, I’m not going to make a huge habit of responding to these chains, but I have a few spare...
2009-02-27
1,656 reads
Featured Blog - Linchi Shea
If you haven't visited yet, you definitely want to read Linchi's blog - it's packed full of on topic posts about...
2009-02-26
1,806 reads
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
I've got three speaking engagements lined up in next two months:
Wed, March 11 @ oPASS: The Truth About Disk Performance & Configuration....
2009-02-26
1,408 reads
BoiseCodeCamp and TechFest to be Held March 28, 2009
The BoiseCodeCamp and TechFest will be held Saturday, March 28th at Boise State University. This free event include 57 one-hour...
2009-02-26
1,386 reads
The Downsides of e-Commerce
Last year I was in a bookstore and looking through some books with Andy Warren of End to End Training....
2009-02-26
1,658 reads
Fear Based Decisions
Most of us aren't good decision makers. We make decisions based on emotion rather than facts, and for many decisions...
2009-02-25
2,283 reads
Finding a Work-Life Balance
Like most everyone who works hard in our industry, I’ve run into more than a few conflicts trying to balance...
2009-02-25
1,604 reads
Blogs
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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The “Successful Login” Dilemma: Why Your Login Auditing Strategy Might Be Hurting Your Server
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Building Your Own Software
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Question of the Day
Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers