Completely Encrypted Data
Do we care or worry if our databases need to handle encrypted data? Steve has a few thoughts about why we may or may not be concerned.
2020-12-02
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Encryption
2020-08-03
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TDE BYOK and Geo-Replication in Azure SQL DB
Recently a customer asked me for help with setting up a test of an Azure SQL Database in the single database tier with Geo-Replication to work with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with a customer-managed key, also known as Bring Your Own Key (BYOK). It is very simple to do it when you use service-managed keys, […]
2020-07-21
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Configure Extensible Key Management Using Azure Key Vault - Level 3 of the Stairway to TDE
In this third level of the Stairway, we examine how to store your encryption certificate in the Azure Key Vault.
2024-06-26 (first published: 2020-06-24)
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Encryption Gets Broken All the Time
There are contests to break encryption algorithms taking place all the time. Another one was completed recently.
2020-04-27
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2020-04-23
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2020-04-21
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2020-04-07
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Secure Enclave Concerns
A new security flaw in Intel SGX is found by researchers. This may or may not be a problem, but you should be aware.
2020-03-14
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2020-01-07
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Creating JSON II
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