Tag Archives: encryption

No Backdoors

Posted on September 23, 2024 by way0utwest

Every once in awhile I hear about someone in law enforcement sure that tech people can build in a safe, secure way for data to be unencrypted by the company or vendor. The latest appears to be from Australia, where … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #167 – Encryption and Data Protection

Posted on October 25, 2023 by way0utwest

I missed September since I was gone half the month in Europe and busy with a roadshow. And, I missed October, since I was busy this month and lost track of this during my travels. However, I can still write, … Continue reading →

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Decrypting Stored Procedures with SQL Compare

Posted on August 21, 2023 by way0utwest

I had a client that was struggling with some encrypted stored procedures. They needed to decrypt them, which I know is a pain in the #@$%@#$@#$#@. I had to do this one. This post shows how I sent them some … Continue reading →

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Checking if a database has a master key–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on January 26, 2022 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I’ve been working with encryption in SQL Server for a long time, and have delivered quite a few presentations … Continue reading →

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