Microsoft Adds SQL Server Security

• By theWHIR.com , May 28, 2004

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May 28, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Microsoft (microsoft.com) unveiled new native security encryption and decryption support as well as government security certification for SQL Server 2005, the software giant's forthcoming database server software, according to a report this week by Internetnews.com.

Tom Rizzo, director of product management for SQL Server, told Internetnews.com that Microsoft is writing complex encryption and decryption functionality directly into the product, allowing users to avoid having to procure security features from third party vendors. The idea, Rizzo said, is to create not only a secure product, but one that helps users save on the time and labor that comes with building or acquiring security software.

Rizzo said building enhanced security features into SQL Server 2005 has been precipitated in large part by data privacy laws that have sprouted in states such as California. Microsoft has consistently been the target of criticism for the alleged lack of security in its software. The bolstered security features are in many ways an attempt by Microsoft to answer its critics.

Rizzo said Microsoft plans to put SQL Server 2005 through the government's "Common Criteria" certification, a procedure developed by the National Security Administration for securing computer software.

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