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You use Always Encrypted feature of Azure SQL Database. When the encryption keys are used, are they revealed to the database engine?
Experience Level: Senior
Tags: Azure CloudAzure SQL Database
Answer
No, never. The encryption keys are used on the client side and encryption/decryption is done by the client driver.
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