Why do you need it on a folder level, and not just use SQL TDE to encrypt the SQL database itself?
I don't know that I would be comfortable relying on any database server that had to rely on a 3rd party encrypted folder where the database was residing. Regards, *ASB* *https://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker <https://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker>* *Providing CyberSecurity and IT Operations Consulting for the SMB market…* * GPG: *860D 40A1 4DA5 3AE1 B052 8F9F 07A1 F9D6 A549 8842 On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Eric Wittersheim < eric.wittersh...@gmail.com> wrote: > All, > > I have a request that I hope some of you might be able to point me in the > right direction. I have a SQL 2008 r2 server running on Windows 2008 R2 > that I need to have a DB located in an encrypted folder. The server does > not have a TPM chip and we don't want to use a USB stick so Bitlocker is > not looking like an option. Because it is a SQL DB I don't think EFS would > be a good option either. Have any of you had any experience with any 3rd > party applications that can perform encryption on a folder level? > > Thanks, > > Eric >
