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Cross-Database Ownership Chaining: Why It Is Off and What to Use

April 25, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
DBA, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security, SQL Stored Procedure

Understand cross-database ownership chaining, inspect its scope, and use signed procedures for narrow access between SQL Server databases.

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Hide Code in SSMS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #154

February 3, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Security, SQL Stored Procedure

I have received so many emails from all of you to create a video on the topic of SQL SERVER – Hide Code in SSMS. Here is the video on the topic.

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SQL SERVER – Hide Code in SSMS

February 2, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Security, SQL Stored Procedure

Today we are going to learn something very simple but asked a lot by all of you as well as my client is that how to hide code in SSMS.

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SQL SERVER – Error 15580 – Cannot Drop Master Key Because Dialog “GUID” is Encrypted by It

February 26, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Service Broker, SQL Datatype, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security

In this blog, I would share my knowledge about how to fix error 15580 – Cannot drop the master key because dialog “GUID” is encrypted by it.

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SQL SERVER – Always On Error: This Database is Encrypted by Database Master Key, You Need to Provide Valid Password When Adding it to the Availability Group

February 22, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
AlwaysOn, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security

This database is encrypted by the database master key, you need to provide a valid password when adding it to the availability group.

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Connection Strings Explained: Encrypt, TrustServerCertificate and Timeouts

February 1, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Connection, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security

Explain TrustServerCertificate, encryption modes, connection and command timeouts, listener failover, and server-side connection evidence.

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Listing Driver, Encryption and Auth Scheme for Every Connection

September 3, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Connection, SQL DMV, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security

Inspect the auth scheme, encryption, driver interface, and protocol for current SQL Server connections, then group the results clearly.

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