>>Hello,
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>>What are the third-party software options/recommendations for encrypting an entire SQL 2008 database and/or select columns within a table?
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>>Thanks,
>>
>>TFISHER
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>There is hashbytes function in SQL Server, which may be helpful.
>Check http://wiki.lessthandot.com/index.php/Generating_a_MD2,_MD4,_MD5,_SHA,_or_SHA1_hash_by_using_HashBytes

And what has encryption to do with hashing ?