Decrypt the data from the database table?

  • Is there a way we can decrypt the data from a particular table in sql server 2008?

  • Decrypt from what encription?

    -- Gianluca Sartori

  • Gianluca Sartori (12/1/2011)


    Decrypt from what encription?

    This funda is very new to me.

    Is there a way to find out what encryption is being used?

  • is the data in the table encrypted so when you do

    SELECT col FROM table

    Col is returned in an encrypted state?

    If so it looks like the insert done by the application that has encryption built in, so without the applications decryption routines you would be pretty much.

    If its in house written, you could ask your developers which stored procedures / functions are used to decrypt, then you will need to modify your queries.

  • If you're using Transparent Data Encryption, and the key is properly installed on the server, you should just be able to query the data. If not, I think this is probably some kind of third party encryption through an app.

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