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SSL Encryption for SQL Server
SQL Server SSL Encryption
It is important to enable SSL encryption on your SQL Server in order to secure data. All connections for the Workflow database are encrypted, as well as any other databases on the same SQL server.
SQL Server Certificate Requirements
This section describes the certificate requirements required for your SQL server.

SQL Server Certificate Requirements

This section describes the certificate requirements required for your SQL server.

SSL certificates must be:

Valid.
- The date and time of the current system must be between the certificate's Valid From and Valid To properties.
Issued for server authentication.
Placed in the certificate store of the local computer.
The Common Name (CN) in the Subject property of the certificate must be the same as the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server computer.

Note: It is not recommended that you use self-signed certificates in a production environment.