By default, I think only the login is encrypted in some way. And it differs depending on whether you're using Windows Authentication (more secure) or SQL logins (weaker encryption).

After the login, I think the traffic is unencrypted (unless you take other steps to encrypt the data).

Guy



>Hi All,
>
>Can anyone here provide any information on what type of encryption is used in ODBC connections to a SQL database?
>
>TIA,
>
>--Ken