Database encryption using TDE (Transparent data encryption) is available only for Enterprise edition and developer edition.
Is there any way to implement encryption mechanism for SQL Server 2008 Express database with out changing underlying schema of the database?
You can use good old encrypted file system (EFS) and storing your database files on encrypted folder
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I want to get the schema of tables from a remote database. I only have the username and password of remote SQL Server. It doesn't provide any tools like in SQL Server Management Studio. What is the proper way for getting schema of tables from this remote sql server? please help
The 2012 SP1 version of Management Studio Express is fully functional and free. Go download it instead of trying to reinvent the wheel.
Our customer provides us an dump file of an SQL Server Compact Edition.
The database is password-encrypted (probably by the team of the original project).
The file extension is : database.sdf
Is there a way to extract data from the dump file ? Or is there any password recovery tool for SQL Server Compact ?
Any hints would be helpful.
In order open an encrSQL Server Compact edition file, you must know the password and add that to the connection string:
Data Source=C:\temp\database.sdf;Password=mypassword
I do not know of any password recovery tool for SQL Server Compact
I am a bit confused after reading around the internet that this cannot be done.
I have an application that I install on clients machine. This application uses SQL Server 2008 database that is installed along with the application. The database contains some tables that contain important information like giftvoucher balance.
I want to prevent unauthorised access to the database but problem is since I am installing my database on client machine they already have access to the SQL management studio through windows authentication.
Is it possible to prevent them from getting access to my database and tables ?
Your options:
DBDefence (not free)
Transparent Data Encryption
Switch to Sql Server Compact Edition
Can SQL Server Compact Edition be used as a standalone database that I can have arbitrary programs use for storage just like if the service-based SQL Server Express or regular editions were installed? Or is it only for use by Visual Studio projects as embedded database?
Compact Edition must run in-process with an application.
It cannot be used just by itself.
Also, it has no stored procedures or triggers.
Sure you can, you just need the appropriate data provider
Access you data easily
Connect to your SQL Server Compact databases easily from both managed and
unmanaged code by using the included ADO.NET Data Provider or the OLEDB Provider
From this page.
I have a website that was originally developed using a SQL Express database in the App_Data folder. Now I need to take upgrade it, without loosing any data, to SQL Server 2005 Workgroup or Standard.
Is there a guide on how to properly upgrade by Microsoft or another source?
When installing Workgroup or Standard it will upgrade the database server and the databases at the same time. Make sure you have a backup of your database (just in case). You can always backup the database and restore it to Workgroup or Standard as well.
Here's a guide:
http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=55