SQL Server Decrypt Encrypted Objects Setting
Published 15 January 2025
Description
When this option is selected, encrypted database objects will be decrypted. This can have a significant performance impact on large databases.
When this option is set, all encrypted objects are decrypted within snapshots or scripts folders. This option requires sysadmin permissions and does not work with Azure SQL databases.
Type
Boolean
Default
true
Usage
This setting can't be configured other than in a TOML configuration file.
Flyway Desktop
This can be set from the comparison options settings in SQL Server projects.
TOML Configuration File
[redgateCompare.sqlserver.options.behavior]
decryptEncryptedObjects = true