
Problem
Before we show how to decrypt stored procedures, we need to give some background about this concept. When stored procedures are built in the SQL Server, their body text is reachable to all that have required permissions to access the data. Because of that, it’s simple to expose underlying content during created stored procedures and analyze that content through the SQL Server Management Studio, Windows PowerShell, or any commercial tool. As a result of data transparency, a SQL database can become vulnerable and compromised by any type of cyber-criminal activity. This is where encryption comes into place.
March 3, 2021