Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in this guide:

Abbreviation

Meaning

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

API

Application Programming Interface

CA

Certificate Authority

CEK

Column Encryption Key

CMK

Column Master Key

CNG

Cryptography API Next Generation

CSAR

Cloud Service Architecture

CSP

Cryptographic Service Provider

DBA

Database Administration

DES

Data Encryption Standard

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standards

GUI

Graphical User Interface

HSM

Hardware Security Module

MBK

Master Backup Key

RSA

Rivest-Shamir-Adleman

SQL

Structured Query Language

TDE

Transparent Data Encryption

Abbreviations