The Always Encrypted feature for Microsoft's Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2016 is now generally available, the company said. It keeps data encrypted Toggle search box Toggle navigation ...

Database encryption protects sensitive information by scrambling the data when it’s stored, or, as it has become popular to say, “is at rest.” ...

phpmysqlguy asks:. I have a Web service. Right now, I have passwords stored in plain text in a MySQL table on my server. I know this isn't the best practice, and that is why I am working on it.

Microsoft said a new Always Encrypted security feature highlights its upcoming SQL Server 2016 -- "the biggest leap forward in Microsoft's data platform history" -- shipping this summer in a public ...

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An encrypted cloud service provider could even embed functions in its specific app that could leave data vulnerable. And, of course, if a user loses the password, the data is irretrievable.

By the end of October, Microsoft will start public previews of a feature for Always Encrypted, which provides encryption of data in transit, at rest, and in use for its Azure SQL Database service ...

An encrypted cloud service provider could even embed functions in its specific app that could leave data vulnerable. And, of course, if a user loses the password, the data is irretrievable.