6.5. Data encryption
SQL Server 2005 introduced the ability to encrypt data at rest, meaning data stored within the database itself. Known as cell-level encryption, this was a welcome addition to the other encryption features in earlier versions that allowed encryption of data in transit, such as network encryption with SSL.
Figure 6.14. Output from the cdc.fn_cdc_get_all_changes_Production_Product Change Data Capture function
While cell-level encryption is a valuable enhancement, it requires changes to both applications and database schema to work. Most notably, the columns chosen for encryption have to be changed to the varbinary data type, ...
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