Learn about how queries against encrypted columns work in the Always Encrypted feature in SQL Server and Azure SQL. To execute a query on encrypted database columns, insert data into these columns, ...

Column-level (or “cell-level”) encryption was introduced with SQL Server 2005. We can encrypt individual columns that are sensitive in nature. The trade-off here is that we need to change our database ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: Data security is one of the top priorities for a database administrator. Hackers are always on their toes to grab any bit of customers' personal details, be it his account number or ...

Requires the **VIEW ANY COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY** permission. [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata ...

Security is a longstanding priority for Microsoft across its products and offerings. In fact, SQL Server has pro­duced the fewest security vulnerabilities of all the major database platforms for many ...