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SQL provides no direct support for that. &nbsp;There are undocumented procedures that use SQL Server encryption, but it is known not to be especially strong.<br />
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I recommend getting a third-party tool for encrypting/decrypting that is more robust. &nbsp;I don't know if there are any free, good tools available or not.
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SQL provides no direct support for that.  There are undocumented procedures that use SQL Server encryption, but it is known not to be especially strong.

I recommend getting a third-party tool for encrypting/decrypting that is more robust.  I don't know if there are any free, good tools available or not.

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can we encrypt and decrypt values in t-SQL. for example, when outputing data can we encrypt the value of an ID field in T-SQL. Then can we use the encrypted ID and decrypt it in T-SQL to query another set of data?
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can we encrypt and decrypt values in t-SQL. for example, when outputing data can we encrypt the value of an ID field in T-SQL. Then can we use the encrypted ID and decrypt it in T-SQL to query another set of data?

encrypt-decrypt in T-SQL

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