2015-11-12
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Editorials
Do You Have Scary Code?
Many organizations have code no one wants to touch. Steve Jones notes that's a bad place to be.
2015-11-10
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A big thank you
Grant Fritchey shows his softer side, extending his appreciation to all DBAs who work tirelessly to keep our software running in the face of adversity.
2015-11-09
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2015-11-09
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The Lost Laptop Crisis
Losing a laptop isn't something most of us would want to deal with, usually because of the expense. However, there may be other implications that concern you. Share your worries with us today.
2015-11-06
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Crossing Azure Borders
Steve Jones is pleased to see some changes at Azure that make the database a stronger platform.
2015-11-05
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2015-11-04
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Virtual Failback
The pressure to move to virtual systems is increasing, but is there a fallback if you have issues?
2015-11-03
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Secret Software Security
The move to limit disclosure of vulnerabilities continues, with potential issues for many of us.
2015-11-02
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SQL Injection - The Revenge
As yet more personal details are spilled by preventable security lapses, what's
2015-11-02
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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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Symmetric Key Encryption
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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