Limiting access to the database in this way meant that a whole set of data access coding techniques I had previously used didn't work anymore, and that certain reporting packages didn't work either.

Microsoft announced that its SQL Database now supports row level security (RLS). RLS lets administrators provide row-level access to data based on a user's identity or role. The company released the ...

In addition to StretchDB and AlwaysEncrypted, there are two more exciting features in the works for SQL Server 2016: dynamic data masking and row-level security. In the case of these two features, ...

Microsoft's cloud-based SQL Database now supports row level security (RLS), a feature offered in a number of other databases. RLS lets administrators provide row-level access to data based on a ...