2009-06-12
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Encryption
Using authenticators with SQL Server encryption
Authenticators are additional data that gets encrypted along with the data to be stored in an encrypted manner. When it comes to decrypt the data, if the right authenticator isn't specified, SQL Server doesn't return the data in the decrypted form. Rather, a NULL value is returned, just as if the wrong key was used.
2009-06-12
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2009-05-26
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Is not encrypting personal info worth the risk?
Learn why choosing against the encryption of personal info in your SQL Server database can leave your organization vulnerable to certain compliance issues.
2009-03-13
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SQL Server 2005 - Hacking password Encryption
Part 2 of this article discusses how to hack/de-cipher the data that has been encrypted by passphrase.
2008-01-10
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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers