How do I configure Azure Database Transparent Data Encryption with the Azure Portal or Powershell?

How do I configure Azure Database Transparent Data Encryption with the Azure Portal or Powershell?

To configure Azure Database Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with the Azure portal, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com).
  2. Navigate to your Azure SQL Database or Azure Synapse Analytics workspace.
  3. Under Security, select Transparent Data Encryption.
  4. Click on the “Enable” button to enable TDE.
  5. Choose the Azure Key Vault that you want to use to store the encryption keys.
  6. Save your changes.

To configure Azure Database TDE using PowerShell, follow these steps:

  1. Open the PowerShell console or PowerShell ISE.
  2. Connect to your Azure account using the following command:
powershell
Connect-AzAccount
  1. Select the subscription that contains your database:
powershell
Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionName "your_subscription_name"
  1. Enable TDE for the database by running the following command:
powershell
Set-AzSqlServerTransparentDataEncryption `
-ResourceGroupName "your_resource_group_name" `
-ServerName "your_server_name" `
-DatabaseName "your_database_name" `
-AzureKeyVaultKeyUri "https://your_key_vault_name.vault.azure.net/keys/TDEKey"

Replace the parameters with your own values. This command enables TDE for your database and specifies the Azure Key Vault to store the encryption key.

Note: Before running the PowerShell command, make sure that you have the Az.Sql PowerShell module installed on your machine. You can install it by running the following command:

powershell
Install-Module Az.Sql

Make sure you have the appropriate permissions to configure TDE on your Azure SQL Database or Azure Synapse Analytics workspace.

Author: tonyhughes