Both have benefits. Application level:
- data is encrypted during transmit, too - processing is offloaded from your hard-to-scale database server - decrypt keys don't pass your database, so dba or other users can't peek DB - Guaranteed consistent implementation regardless of client Can't think of other benefits of DB-side encryption, offhand :-) I would go for the app-side every time. Let the database worry about managing the data, don't bother it with application stuff. On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Vikram A <vikkiatb...@yahoo.in> wrote: > Hello experts! > > Can i have your valuable suggestion on the following? > > I would like to encrypt a particular table of records. > I hope can choose two ways,number one, application level encryption method > choosing our own encryption algorithm and an another is database level > encryption. > > my question is, which is portable, which is consistent? or altogether the > encryption should not degrades the performance. > > Note: The application is going to be across an intranet > > Suggestions are appreciated! > > Thank you in advance. > Vikram A > > > -- Bier met grenadyn Is als mosterd by den wyn Sy die't drinkt, is eene kwezel Hy die't drinkt, is ras een ezel
