how to make sensitive data encrypted in tables

Any idea how to make sensitive data encrypted and make it readable for
applications which uses it. I mean like password in syslogins table. Is
there a way to do it in sql server or do i need to use any third party
tools. Can you please list out if there are any tools.
Thanks,
Subbu.Encryption is available in SQL server 2005.
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SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
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"subbu" <subbaiahd@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Any idea how to make sensitive data encrypted and make it readable for
applications which uses it. I mean like password in syslogins table. Is
there a way to do it in sql server or do i need to use any third party
tools. Can you please list out if there are any tools.
Thanks,
Subbu.|||See if this helps:
http://www.sqlsecurity.com/FAQs/SQLServerFAQ/tabid/55/Default.aspx
Which version of SQL Server are you using?
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HTH,
Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
SQL Server Articles and Code Samples @. http://vyaskn.tripod.com/
"subbu" <subbaiahd@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Any idea how to make sensitive data encrypted and make it readable for
applications which uses it. I mean like password in syslogins table. Is
there a way to do it in sql server or do i need to use any third party
tools. Can you please list out if there are any tools.
Thanks,
Subbu.|||We are using SQL Server 2000.
Thanks for the responses.
"Narayana Vyas Kondreddi" <answer_me@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> See if this helps:
> http://www.sqlsecurity.com/FAQs/SQLServerFAQ/tabid/55/Default.aspx
> Which version of SQL Server are you using?
> --
> HTH,
> Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
> SQL Server Articles and Code Samples @. http://vyaskn.tripod.com/
>
> "subbu" <subbaiahd@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OcHijBLiGHA.4276@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Any idea how to make sensitive data encrypted and make it readable for
> applications which uses it. I mean like password in syslogins table. Is
> there a way to do it in sql server or do i need to use any third party
> tools. Can you please list out if there are any tools.
> Thanks,
> Subbu.
>
>|||Then you'll have to encrypt the data before storing it in SQL Server. Check
out:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsecure/html/windataprotection-dpapi.asp
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Tom
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Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
.
"subbu" <subbaiahd@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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We are using SQL Server 2000.
Thanks for the responses.
"Narayana Vyas Kondreddi" <answer_me@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23B%23XkILiGHA.1276@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> See if this helps:
> http://www.sqlsecurity.com/FAQs/SQLServerFAQ/tabid/55/Default.aspx
> Which version of SQL Server are you using?
> --
> HTH,
> Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
> SQL Server Articles and Code Samples @. http://vyaskn.tripod.com/
>
> "subbu" <subbaiahd@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OcHijBLiGHA.4276@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Any idea how to make sensitive data encrypted and make it readable for
> applications which uses it. I mean like password in syslogins table. Is
> there a way to do it in sql server or do i need to use any third party
> tools. Can you please list out if there are any tools.
> Thanks,
> Subbu.
>
>