Encrypting SQL Server Databases

In this article, we will be discussing about the different available options, for encrypting SQL Server databases.   The Need for Data Encryption In corporate environments there is always the requirement/policy of data protection. Data is the most valuable asset in every organization, after its human resources of course, as it is with data where … Read more…

Security Changes in SQL Server 2008

SQL Server 2008, among other introduced significant security changes that enhance the database administrators applying an even stricter security policy on the SQL Server instances. This article discusses the security changes in SQL Server 2008.   Major Security Changes in SQL Server 2008 Besides the changes in the Windows local groups that are created during … Read more…

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in SQL Server

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is another new feature in SQL Server 2008. It performs real-time I/O encryption and decryption of the data and log files, that is the entire database. For achieving that, it uses a database encryption key stored in the database boot record. A derived benefit of TDE is that whenever a database … Read more…