Tag Archives: encryption

Decryption and CASTing

Posted on July 3, 2012 by way0utwest

In my last encryption post I showed how to encrypt and decrypt data with a symmetric key. However there was a piece of the explanation I left out. If you look at that post, suppose that you ran this query … Continue reading →

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Using a Symmetric Key

Posted on June 27, 2012 by way0utwest

In my Encryption Primer talk, I do demo on symmetric key use, and wanted to document it here. Encryption is a serious subject, and please do your research and education, as well as testing, before you implement it. This post … Continue reading →

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We Need to Learn Encryption

Posted on June 13, 2012 by way0utwest

More than learning encryption, we need to demand better encryption tools inside SQL Server. After reading about the issues from the STUXNET worm, it makes me worried that we will see more disruptive attacks, not just from hackers and criminals, but … Continue reading →

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SQL Saturday #132 Files

Posted on June 12, 2012 by way0utwest

Uploaded here if you need them. These are the PPT deck and the code. UnstructuredData.zip EncryptionPrimer.zip

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