Introduction
This document describes the procedure for integrating the Entrust Cryptographic Security Platform (CSP) Vault with Microsoft SQL Server. After integration, the Entrust CSP Vault serves as the Extensible Key Management (EKM) provider for Microsoft SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
Product configurations
Entrust has successfully tested the integration of Microsoft SQL Server TDE with the Entrust CSP Vault in the following configurations:
| Product | Version |
|---|---|
Operating System |
Windows Server 2025 24H2 (26100.33158) |
Microsoft SQL Server |
Enterprise Edition 2025 |
SQL Server Management Studio |
22.8.2 |
Entrust CSP |
1.4 |
Entrust CSP Vault |
10.5.3 |
Requirements
You must have access to the Entrust TrustedCare Portal, which is available to customers under active maintenance. To request an account, contact nshield.support@entrust.com.
Before beginning the integration, familiarize yourself with the documentation for the following products: