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

Porticor's software-defined key management solution eliminates risks surrounding storing SQL Database Encryption Keys (DEK) on the database server, where they can be compromised or stolen.

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 ...

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.

Microsoft introduced transparent data encryption (TDE) when it released SQL Server 2008, adding full database encryption rather than the limited cell-based encryption that debuted in SQL Server ...

At Microsoft TechEd 2004 in San Diego, Microsoft provided further details on its upcoming database release now known as SQL Server 2005 (formerly code-named “Yukon”). The software will natively ...

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.

References Database Journal: SQL Server 2005 Encryption Types Microsoft TechNet: Decryptbypassphrase John Papiewski Contributor ...