Database encryption
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database-encryption-228-4233386
title:
Database encryption
text:
Database encryption can generally be defined as a process that uses an algorithm to transform data stored in a database into "cipher text" that is incomprehensible without first being decrypted. It can therefore be said that the purpose of database encryption is to protect the data stored in a database from being accessed by individuals with potentially "malicious" intentions. The act of encrypting a database also reduces the incentive for individuals to hack the aforementioned database as "mean
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Security and privacy measure
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_encryption
date created:
2012-10-02T20:06:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T06:00:08Z
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