Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

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Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in SQL Server 2008

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Tapas Pal shows you how to encrypt your SQL Server database for a pre-existing, business critical web application using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), a new full database encryption technique introduced in SQL Server 2008.

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2010-06-14

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Database Encryption in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition

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This white paper compares TDE with these other encryption methods for application developers and database administrators. While this is not a technical, in-depth review of TDE, technical implementations are explored and a familiarity with concepts such as virtual log files and the buffer pool are assumed.

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2008-10-10

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