Part 7 of our "Developing a Complete SQL Server OLTP Database Project" discusses performance issues resulting from using EncryptByCert and DecryptByCert. Read the article and download the code to run the test yourself.
This article shows how to use DDL triggers to capture schema changes. This solutions works a little differently than most DDL triggers examples. This script captures the old object that was replaced.
If you're in the UK in October, you might want to sign up for the SQLBits Community day put on by MVP Simon Sabin.
Danny Gould has written a very interesting piece of software that gives you a view into the storage of your data inside SQL Server. And it's FREE!!! He brings us a description of this software in this short article.
This article shows how to use the SqlDataSource and AccessDataSource controls to query data from a relational database.
This article demonstrates how you can use Surface Area Configuration utility in order to modify some of the security-related settings that have been applied during installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
One of the more interesting new features with SQL Server 2005 is the native encryption built into the product. Expert SQL crpytographer, Michael Coles, brings us a look at the symmetric keys in SQL Server 2005 and how they can be used to encrypt data and be secured by a certificate.
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An easy to use .NET solution for Job Scheduling, with pluggable actions, that runs on a Windows Service. Backup your SQL Server Express and much more!
SQL Server 2005 includes support for encrypting and decrypting data for storage using EncryptByCert. Let’s look at how to implement this in the SqlCredit database.
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