The topic of encryption is provided in several places in the text, this week data encryption is covered in Chapter 5 and the lecture this week. It is important to know what the issues are for encrypting data in the database. Using the text, lecture and your research for data encryption:
Step 1: Comment on what you believe is the most significant obstacle to encryption. Explain your position.
Step 2: Do you think encrypted data is secure in the absence of an access control policy? Why or why not?
(2-3 paragraphs for each)