Re: Create table with Encrypted passwords

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From: CC&JM (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 06:37:15 -0700

Thanks Narayana

Best regards

>-----Original Message-----
>This link will give you an overview of column level
encryption:
>http://www.sqlsecurity.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=22
>--
>HTH,
>Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
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>"CC&JM" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1c14201c45211$ab44f000$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>Hello,
>
>I need to create one table where i want to add records
>with users and corresponding passwords but these passwords
>must appear encrypted.
>How can i do this? and if it is possible how can i decrypt
>these passwords.
>I need to do it but i cant put in risk the security of my
>databases. Is it possible?
>
>Best regards
>
>
>.
>

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