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 set the Always Encrypted configuration for database columns by using the Always Encrypted Wizard in SQL Server. The Always Encrypted Wizard is a powerful tool that allows you to set the ...

To simplify the adoption of Always Encrypted, SQL Server Management Studio now includes the new Column Encryption Wizard. With just a few clicks this wizard will: Create the necessary encryption keys ...

As noted by Douglas McDowell, SQL Server MVP and North America CEO, of consulting company SolidQ, “SQL Server continues to be one of the most secure database platforms. Microsoft increases SQL Server ...

Even if a firewall and database security have been employed, it's always a good practice to store sensitive information in an encrypted format. With SQL Server 2005, there are functions and ...

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 ...

Commercial database systems like DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server allow the database to be encrypted, but either require the application to be rewritten, or require the database server to have access to ...