Pro Encryption in SQL Server 2022: Provide the Highest Level of Protection for Your Data

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M. McGiffenPro Encryption in SQL Server 2022https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8664-7_13

13. Introducing Always Encrypted with Enclaves

Matthew McGiffen¹  

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Bristol, UK

 

In SQL Server 2019 the potential to use enclaves was added to Always Encrypted. An enclave is a secure partition of memory, in this case on the SQL Server machine, that appears as a black box to anything outside of the enclave. There is no way to view the data or code inside the enclave from outside of it, which makes it a trusted and secure environment in which to perform cryptographic operations. Code that runs in the enclave must also be signed and cannot be modified.

In looking at Always ...