WHEN TRANSPARENT DATA ENCRYPTION (TDE) IS ENABLED, DATABASE BACKUPS...

9. When transparent data encryption (TDE) is enabled, database backups are

encrypted. If you cannot locate the associated Certificate and private key files,

what happens to the data if you need to restore the encrypted database?

A. Everything will be readable since the Certificate and private key can be

recreated.

B. The data will not be readable since the Certificate and private key files are

lost.

C. Only encrypted columns will not be readable.

D. Everything will be readable once the database encryption has been turned

off in the master database.

The correct answer is B. Answers A, C, and D are incorrect since the original

Certificate and private key files are required to decrypt the database. It is very

important to store these files in a secure location other than with the database

backup to mitigate the possibility of not being able to decrypt a database.