This paper explores the encryption features in SQL Server 2005 that you can use to protect your data. Key management is the hardest part of encryption and keeping data protected. SQL Server can handle key management for you or you can do it yourself.
This paper covers some of the most important new security features in SQL Server 2005. It tells you how, as an administrator, you can install SQL Server securely and keep it that way even as applications and users make use of the data stored within.
How do security features compare for SQL Server 2005 and Oracle 10g R2? This paper compares the security features available in both products, and shows that while the same security features exist in both databases, SQL Server 2005 is significantly cheaper to purchase and own than Oracle 10g, for the same functionality.
Security is a crucial part of any mission-critical application. This paper describes best practices for setting up and maintaining security in SQL Server 2005.
Detailed discussion describing how Microsoft IT uses SQL Server 2005 to improve data security for its line-of-business applications. SQL Server 2005 enabled Microsoft IT to implement column-level encryption together with a robust, and yet easy-to-use encryption key management framework.
