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Securing SQL Server, 3rd Edition
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Securing SQL Server, 3rd Edition

by Denny Cherry
April 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
462 pages
13h 59m
English
Syngress
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Chapter 3

Key Management

Abstract

This chapter is all about encryption keys in the SQL Server database and how to setup and secure those keys.

Keywords

Enterprise Key Management
Encryption Keys
Key Management
Service Master Key
Database Master Key

Information in this chapter

Service master key
Database master key
Encryption password management
Enterprise key management
High availability and disaster recovery for key management
 
This chapter is all about encryption keys in the SQL Server database and how to setup and secure those keys.

Service Master Key

Encryption keys within Microsoft SQL Server are configured in a hierarchy structure so that keys at the top of the hierarchy can open keys lower in the hierarchy as shown ...
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ISBN: 9780128012758