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Professional Azure SQL Database Administration

You're reading from   Professional Azure SQL Database Administration Equip yourself with the skills you need to manage and maintain your SQL databases on the Microsoft cloud

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789538854
Length 398 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ahmad Osama Ahmad Osama
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Chapter 5. Securing an Azure SQL Database

Security is a major concern for organizations when migrating to the cloud, and so organizations are hesitant to move to this form of storage. Microsoft provides strong security protection at the physical, logical, and data layers of Azure services. Microsoft data centers are among the most secure data centers in the world.

Azure SQL Database provides multiple layers of security to control access to the databases using SQL Server or Active Directory ( AD) authentication as well as firewall rules, which limits access to the data through role-based permissions and Row-Level Security.

Azure SQL Database provides proactive security using Dynamic Data Masking, automating auditing, and Threat Detection.

It also provides Transparent Data Encryption to encrypt the data at rest and Always Encrypted to encrypt the data at rest or in motion.

This chapter teaches the students about all of these security mechanisms and how to implement and use them...

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