RE: SQL stored procedures encryption strength

["Kelley, Brian" <BKelley () AgFirst com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bénoni MARTIN
>
> I was wondering how secure is the encryption used for stored 
> procedures in SQL Server 2000. I mean, when I create a 
> procedure like this:

Tools for cracking the encryption are readily available. There's a script by shoeboy that uses ALTER PROC to reveal the 
code and there's a tool by dOMNAR which can crack any of the encrypted objects without much trouble. dOMNAR's dSQLSRVD 
requires sa rights. shoeboy's script does not.

dSQLSRVD: http://www.geocities.com/d0mn4r/dSQLSRVD.html
shoeboy's script: http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0195.html