Posted By
Darren Love
on
18. March 2014 04:03
Encryption Features of SharePoint 2013 and MS SQL Server
One of the key factors to consider when you are implementing SharePoint 2013 and SQL Server-based systems is the security of the database and the data. There are many possible ways to secure your data like an implementation of firewalls, secure systems designing practices, implementation of access and integrity controls and well planned backup procedures. There are always some possibilities of malicious exploitation of the data, even after implementation of these security features.
One of the best solutions to avoid this is to implement encryption for sensitive data. For example, physical backup media of your database is stolen and if they are with encrypted data with a certificate, then it prevents anybody to gain access to the data without the keys.
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 supports SQL Servers i.e. SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL server R2 Express and SQL Server Enterprise Edition. Encryption for the content of the database can be achieved with MS SQL Server.SQL Server has the ability to encrypt the data with Extensible Key Management (EKM) and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) using the Microsoft Cryptographic API (MSCAPI) for encryption and key generation. This enables SQL Server for key management with encryption key hierarchy and key backup process.
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