Chapter 7. Encryption (Cryptography) in DB2

When you were a kid, did you play hide and seek? Remember at twilight when you used to hide in the shadows and use the absence of light to provide an extra layer of concealment? Encryption is way better than that. It is even better than an invisible DBA cape.

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The Internet is such a part of our lives these days. We use it more and more for normal day-to-day commerce. Banking and financial institutions are now online, as are many critical government agencies. International trade is facilitated via the Internet. With these communication advances, many of us can work “remotely” now with geographic restrictions no longer serving as a limiting factor on the proximity of our work location to our ...

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