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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7266699 | Cryptographic infrastructure for encrypting a database The invention provides a transparent encryption infrastructure which allows the user to point-and-click on columns and tables to encrypt data. The creation of triggers and views are also easily implemented, to encrypt and decrypt data, to manage the encryption keys ... | 09/04/2007 |