>>>>>I actually do use a seed based on the PK value with additional "twist". So that even if someone has the table and knows the PK value, they would have to figure my "twist". And if they do, they deserve to have the data :)
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>>>>Well that changes matters. Without that, I have agreed with Cetin.
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>>>My main concern now is where to store the encrypted field. Binary does not seem to be the option since, as John Ryan said, it could be a problem for the ODBC driver.
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>>Then go back to the beginning of the thread, when I said to add "Autotranslate=no;" to your connect string. No translation, no trouble with binaries going over the wire. This was battle tested with exactly the same kind of problem.
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>Never mind.

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