AudienceView Documentation

• Areas Impacted by Encryption
• Encrypted Columns
• EncryptGui Tool Overview
• Master Key Encryption
  • Creating an Encryption Database Connection String without Master Keys
  • Creating an Encryption Database Connection String with Master Keys
  • Modifying Master Keys
• Key Ring Tab
  • Encrypting a Column and Related Audit Columns
  • Modifying Column Keys
  • Deleting Column Keys
• Generating a Password
• Options Tab
• Initializing the Application
• Verifying Encryption

Product Guides > 6.3.0 Product Documentation > 6.3.0 Solution Documentation > Encryption Tool > Key Ring Tab > Deleting Column Keys

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The following steps describe how to remove (delete) column keys and therefore encryption for a specific column:

1. Once you have connected to your database (as outlined in Key Ring Tab), stop IIS.
2. Select the Key Ring tab.
   
3. Click 'Current Column Keys: Blank'.
   A pop-up window will display:
   
4. Enter and verify the 'Current Column' fields with what is currently entered for Column Keys 1.
5. Click 'OK'.
   A second pop-up window will display:
   
6. Enter and verify the 'Current Column' fields with what is currently entered for Column Keys 2.
7. Click 'OK'.
8. Select the column to encrypt with the new column key from the 'Column Name' dropdown list.
   
9. Click 'Remove Key'.