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_15

15. In-Place Encryption with Always Encrypted Enclaves

Matthew McGiffen¹  

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Bristol, UK

 

In the last chapter we set up our environment to be able to use the functionality offered by Always Encrypted where encryption activities can be executed within a secure enclave on the database server. In this chapter we’re going to look at the in-place encryption functionality this offers us. Microsoft says this was one of the feature additions most requested for Always Encrypted.

Remember, in order to encrypt existing data with the previous version of Always Encrypted, the data must ...