The SQL Server Engine delegates cryptographic operations and computations on encrypted columns to the secure enclave. If needed, the secure enclave decrypts the query parameters and/or the data stored ...

Control access. Encrypt data. Monitor activities. Help secure your data at rest or in motion using layers of protection built into SQL Server—the database with the least vulnerabilities of any major ...

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 ...

This guide demonstrates how to use encryption at rest capabilities of [!INCLUDE ssbigdataclusters-ss-nover] to encrypt databases. The configuration experience for the DBA when configuring SQL Server ...

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.

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 ...

With data breaches on the rise, encryption has never been more important for protecting companies against hackers and cyberattacks.

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 2005.