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November 8, 2014 at 1:05 pm

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

Here is another good reference on the topic

http://sqlity.net/en/2427/backup-asymmetric-key/

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RKaram SSCommitted Points: 1518 More actions · Answer 2

Ohhhhh!!!

I didn't see the word "individual" 😉

Good question Steve

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Hany Helmy SSChampion Points: 13921 More actions · Answer 3

SQLRNNR (11/9/2014)
Here is another good reference on the topic
http://sqlity.net/en/2427/backup-asymmetric-key/

Thanx 4 that useful link 🙂

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Hany Helmy SSChampion Points: 13921 More actions · Answer 4

Stewart "Arturius" Campbell (11/10/2014)
Good question, thanks Steve.
Only ever encrypted databases using certificates, so learned something here today.

Definitely.

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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 5

Good question. Whenever I create keys, I back up the SQL I use to create them. This way I know how to recreate it exactly the way it was created in the first place. Of course, that brings up the point of what to do with the plain text to create the keys, but that's another discussion.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736172 More actions · Answer 6

Ed Wagner (11/10/2014)
Good question. Whenever I create keys, I back up the SQL I use to create them. This way I know how to recreate it exactly the way it was created in the first place. Of course, that brings up the point of what to do with the plain text to create the keys, but that's another discussion.

Really this code becomes a password, and needs to be secured as such. It also complicates deployments, but that's another discussion.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/10/2014)
Ed Wagner (11/10/2014)
Good question. Whenever I create keys, I back up the SQL I use to create them. This way I know how to recreate it exactly the way it was created in the first place. Of course, that brings up the point of what to do with the plain text to create the keys, but that's another discussion.
Really this code becomes a password, and needs to be secured as such. It also complicates deployments, but that's another discussion.

Agreed. The SQL to create the key is something I treat just like a password, as it's the key to decrypting sensitive data.

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akljfhnlaflkj SSC Guru Points: 76202 More actions · Answer 8

SQLRNNR (11/9/2014)
Here is another good reference on the topic
http://sqlity.net/en/2427/backup-asymmetric-key/

That was a really good read. Thanks.

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 9

Nice question, thanks.

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