Learn about how queries against encrypted columns work in the Always Encrypted feature in SQL Server and Azure SQL. To execute a query on encrypted database columns, insert data into these columns, ...

Learn how to use the SQL Server Connector with common encryption features such as TDE, encrypting backups, and column level encryption using Azure Key Vault. [!INCLUDEappliesto-xx-asdb-xxxx-xxx-md] ...

Always Encrypted in SQL Server and Azure SQL DB represents an important step in that journey. We hope many of you give it a spin and share your thoughts and experiences with us.

Prior to SQL Server 2016, currently in CTP, your main method for encrypting a SQL Server application was to use a feature called Transparent Data Encryption. TDE provides strong encryption, but with ...

Microsoft said a new Always Encrypted security feature highlights its upcoming SQL Server 2016 -- 'the biggest leap forward in Microsoft's data platform history' -- shipping this summer in a public ...

The next version of SQL Server will include an additional layer of security that keeps valuable personal data such as Social Security numbers, private healthcare data or credit card information ...