Re: database encryption

Can someone recommend a good highly scalable and easy to use 3rd party tool
to encrypt the contents of a disk. Keep in mind that I run a SQL Cluster. So
the disk is not local. It resides on the SAN.

TIA!

"Mike C#" <xxx@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Na1lg.294$B95.11@xxxxxxxxxxx

"Bahman" <Bahman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4C85593A-F3A3-467B-AD51-32A87A99143C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello!

i am aware of the ability to encrypt something or issue a certificate for
a
column, etc.

does the sql server itself write to disk in clear text?

SQL Server stores data in binary format. Their might be some plain text
that can be seen if someone were to dissect your MDF files.

if so, is there a feature to prevent that?

There are third party software encryption tools that encrypt the actual
MDF files, or even entire hard drives.




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