2008-09-11
1,532 reads
Scripts
2008-09-10 (first published: 2008-07-12)
1,521 reads
DB Connection Killer
This script opens a little cursor that will clean out connections to any DBs you specify.
2008-09-09 (first published: 2008-07-21)
1,538 reads
2008-09-09
1,083 reads
2008-09-08 (first published: 2008-07-20)
1,276 reads
Invalid SKU Error when Adding a Node to a SQL 2008 Cluster
When trying to add a node to an existing SQL Server 2008 cluster you get an Invalid SKU Error
2008-09-07
3,231 reads
2008-09-05
1,268 reads
generate save, delete, get, and list objects for a table
crates sp and function template for a table
2008-09-05
202 reads
Monitor database growth - a better way for sp_spaceused
A better way to use sp_spaceused, returning values on one row for the database instead of two.
2008-09-04
4,074 reads
Quick and dirty way to make a very large table
A script that can generate a massive amount of data relatively quickly
2008-09-04 (first published: 2008-07-11)
1,342 reads
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