Data encryption in SQL Server 2005 can be done either by using password mechanism or by making use of keys and certificates. In this article, we will look at both mechanisms for data encryption ...

SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.

Microsoft has published the first Release Candidate of SQL Server 2025. RC0 introduces a number of notable new features, including official support for ...

1/ In SQL server 2008, there is a new whole database encryption option (TDE). I suspect that using this option will make the backups incompatible with SQL 2005.

If we think back to database encryption in SQL Server, until Always Encrypted was introduced, anyone who was a system administrator had access to the encryption keys, allowing them to view ...

The newly announced native database encryption in SQL Server 2005 is a win for customers, but it doesn't necessarily make Oracle and IBM the 'Hyundais' of encryption.

In the SQL client, the .Net Framework Data Provider for SQL Server — System.Data.SqlClient — introduces enhancements for the Always Encrypted feature for protecting sensitive data, such as ...

We are currently tracking an issue with Sharepoint and use of the SQL Server "Force Encryption" option. In our case, Sharepoint 2007 with SQL Server 2008 R2. The results are pretty consistent.