Encrypting Microsoft Dynamics CRM data

I recently had a case where sensitive data needed to be stored in Microsoft CRM, and the company management wanted to make sure that the data would be securely encrypted. 

One of the great new features in SQL Server 2008 is Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).  TDE encrypts everything in the database while being transparent to applications.  The encryption is sticky, so files are encrypted as they are detached or backed up

TDE is fully supported with Dynamics CRM 4.0.

For more details see Improving Microsoft Dynamics CRM Performance and Securing Data with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 by the CRM E2 Team.  It contains a great overview of TDE, and benchmarks showing potential performance impact of encryption.

Thanks to Matt Parks for reminding me about this white paper.

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