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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