The key challenge for application developers is to build a foolproof system to ensure data security. This is not only more intense, but more complex these days, as many organizations are planning to move their applications to the cloud. Read on to learn more.
2018-03-16
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Below script will remove database encryption key, database certificate and master key on all the user databases.
For tempdb database, you need to restart the SQL Server Instance to complete the process.
Note: It is advisable to take transaction log backup before this activity is performed.
2018-02-08 (first published: 2018-01-29)
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As security threats proliferate, the need for encryption will continue to rise. We who are the Guardians of the Data must be ready to make SQL Server respond and to manage the performance issues that are inherent in every data encryption solution.
2018-01-16
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Learn the basics of Database Master Keys and how you can use them in SQL Server.
2017-08-15
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2017-08-01
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Dynamic Data Masking is a good way of rendering data unreadable for such purposes as user-acceptance testing, or demonstrating an application. It doesn't encrypt the data, and a knowledgeable SQL user can defeat it. However it provides a simple way to administer from the database what data the various users of a database application can and can not see, making it a useful tool for the developer.
2017-05-16
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SQL Server Encryption is an essential part of what is required for protecting data. Column-level encryption can be a very effective way of doing this. In the first in a series of articles on the theme of SQL Server Encryption, Robert Sheldon once more makes it all seem easy.
2017-02-27
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2017-02-03
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You work in a shop that puts business or application logic in SQL Server using stored procedures, views and functions to return values to the calling applications or perform tasks. This is not unusual for companies that use the SQL Server layer to perform
2016-07-18
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2016-01-01
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