What DataType should be a column to stored Encypted Data?
Can we have varchar instead varbinary => does there will have any odd consequences if we use varchar
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What DataType should be a column to stored Encypted Data?
Can we have varchar instead varbinary => does there will have any odd consequences if we use varchar
Thanks
It must be varbinary. Using varchar instead will result in all sort of odd behavior in the client applications. Using nvarchar may hit invalid unicode combination. And most importantly there is absolutely not a single reason why one would use varchar instead of varbinary for this.