The best syntax for multiple files is to zip them first, and then gpg the zipped single file :).

Note that if you're dealing with U.S. government standards, DSA/ElGamal keys are...

First, Evernote's customer service response was indeed excellent! Not only owning up to the breach, but also forcing a password reset is good. Forcing a password reset with...

To capture activity that happened yesterday, today, please look up DBCC TIMEWARP. Be certain to study the clarification on the 13th parameter:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost866665.aspx

Alternately, generate a trace to capture only what...

I usually have to use:

setspn -A MSSQLSvc/Servername.Domain.TopLevelInternalDomain:PortUsually1433 Domain\ADServiceAccount

I also had to think about DML vs. DDL, because TRUNCATE is more or less equivalent to:

DELETE FROM + Reset Identity

and

DROP TABLE(etc.) + CREATE TABLE(etc.)

For me, the clincher was the...

Point of order: in 1983, 30 years ago, we were using 1.2MB 5.25" DS floppies, and 720KB 3.5" DS floppies.

1.44MB floppies didn't show up until 1986, so they're only 27...

Martin Stephenson (3/18/2013)

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Linked servers now using dbo level account and speed is back to sub 5 seconds.

I will however need to re think the whole approach as for...

Make sure you get your physical hardware folks to check out the storage. A RAID controller cache battery going bad can cause the RAID card to disable its [write]...

pehlebhiayatha (3/19/2013)

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Perry,

Currently we don’t have multiple devices or any third party tools to backup the large databases. I read in article if we strip the backup files to multiple .bak...

Have you checked the physical layer - are they all actually getting gigabit data transfer rates (try a Windows Explorer file copy) if you're restoring over the network.

Check the actual...

umailedit (3/19/2013)

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Not so many with SHA-1 or one of the SHA-2 family with 100 rounds, either. You're not arguing for encryption vs. hashing, you're arguing for enough rounds to take...

Antares686 (3/18/2013)

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Actually I am big on this idea. But I think companies should be required to disclose not just password encryption but sensitive data as well such as SSN, Credit...

umailedit (3/18/2013)

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One way hashing can be done using encryption algorithms instead of hashing algorithms. You...

On a separate note, there is a significant desire amount the non-security development community to either write their own algorithm, or to "tweak" an existing algorithm. Both of these...

umailedit (3/16/2013)

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"SHA2 is recommended. Unfortunately you would have to upgrade to SQL Server 2012 in order to use this algorithm. "

You should never use hashing algorithms to store password. ...