Tag Archives: encryption

Detecting Encryption

Posted on February 11, 2015 by way0utwest

I ran across an article recently from MSSQLTips by my friend, Brian Kelley. It talks about the ways you can detect encryption in use in your database. Brian’s approach, which is one I agree with, is that you can look … Continue reading →

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Test Your Situation

Posted on January 7, 2015 by way0utwest

I gave a talk on Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) recently and a number of people in the audience were using the feature. However when I asked how many of them had restored a TDE database, not all hands remained up. … Continue reading →

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SQL Injection Issues–Password Hashing

Posted on December 4, 2014 by way0utwest

I’ve got a demo for one of my talks that really highlights some issues we have with SQL Injection. It’s part of my encryption talk, and it goes like this. NOTE: I am showing a simple example here, not one … Continue reading →

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Encryption in Colorado Springs – Encrypting in the Application?

Posted on November 20, 2014 by way0utwest

Last night was my annual presentation at the Colorado Springs SQL Server User Group. I try to make sure I get down there at least once a year, and it’s been only once a year for the last few years. … Continue reading →

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