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.

We're building a new database server to replace an old system. The rules say that the database must be encrypted and we've done so, historically, with a product that encrpyted the whole database.

There are different approaches for data encryption at rest, depending on the client needs and the level of security. Each approach can also be implemented in various ways, depending on the ...

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Open source database software support and services company Percona has announced its Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) extension for PostgreSQL. Designed to provide a method to secure sensitive data ...