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This article applies to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure Synapse Analytics (dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW)). For documentation on Transparent Data Encryption for dedicated SQL pools inside Synapse workspaces, see Azure Synapse Analytics encryption.
To enable Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), you must be an administrator or a member of the dbmanager role.
To enable TDE, follow the steps below:
To disable TDE, follow the steps below:
Encryption can be confirmed with the following DMVs:
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