What is Encryptonizer?

Encryptonizer is a transparent database encryption solution that delivers military-grade, FIPS 140-2 validated protection for SQL Server environments without requiring any changes to application code or impacting performance. Trusted since 1986 and patented, it wraps entire databases—including data, schema, stored procedures, and backups—in real-time encryption, ensuring data-at-rest security on disk while decryption occurs exclusively in RAM. Notable users include financial institutions, insurance companies, and health services that rely on SQL Server 2000/7 and modern editions from Express to Enterprise for regulatory compliance and intellectual property protection.

Originally developed to address overlooked database-level security gaps in early SQL Server versions, Encryptonizer has evolved into a comprehensive, scalable platform supporting whole database, backup, and column encryption across physical, virtual, and cloud deployments. Over its 20+ year history, it has expanded from a point-and-click tool for administrators to a script-based Developer/OEM interface for commercial developers and device manufacturers, maintaining its core promise of zero programming changes, minimal administrative overhead, and affordable, out-of-box data protection for Windows platforms.