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Which can be used with always Encrypted?
Always Encrypted is a feature designed to protect sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or national identification numbers (for example, U.S. social security numbers), stored in Azure SQL Database or SQL Server databases.
What is always on encryption?
Always Encrypted is a data encryption technology that helps protect sensitive data at rest on the server, during movement between client and server, and while the data is in use, ensuring that sensitive data never appears as plaintext inside the database system.
Why should databases be encrypted?
Industry experts have long recommended a “defense in depth” approach by adding layers of security around the data. In terms of database security, encryption secures the actual data within the database and protects backups. That means data remains protected even in the event of a data breach.
How to verify the creation of always encrypted keys?
You can verify the creation of the keys in SSMS by going to Clinic > Security > Always Encrypted Keys. You can now see the new keys that the wizard generated for you. Now that Always Encrypted is set up, you can build an application that performs inserts and selects on the encrypted columns.
How to create always encrypted certificates in SQL?
Setting up Always Encrypted in a database requires the following steps: Generating a SSL Certificate. Referencing that certificate with a SQL Server metadata object called a Column Master Key (CMK) Installing a Column Encryption Key (or CEK) signed by the SSL certificates private key on the server
Where does one place the always encrypted?
For IIS, you have to generate certificate under MyLocalMachine, and then install certificate on hosting server with administrator rights. this will work for you. You also need to give access of that certificate to IIS User. This can be done by right click on certificate and then click on manage primary key and add IUSR.
How to configure always encrypted by using Windows certificate store?
You can set this directly in the connection string, or you can set it by using a SqlConnectionStringBuilder. The sample application in the next section shows how to use SqlConnectionStringBuilder.