Securing SQL Server

2. Database Encryption

Information in this Chapter

•Database Encryption

•Encrypting Data within Tables

•Encrypting Data at Rest

•Encrypting Data on the Wire

•Encrypting Data with MPIO Drivers

•Encrypting Data via HBAs

This chapter talks about all the various ways of encryption and hashing data so that unauthorized users can't access your data.

Database Encryption

A key way to protect the data within your database is to use database encryption. However, no one encryption solution is correct for every database. The encryption requirements of your application will dictate which encryption solution you select. One thing to remember about database encryption is that the more data you encrypt and the stronger the encryption, the more CPU power will be required ...