Can SQL server encrypt a single column within table?

Hello:
We have a SecUsers table that contains "Password" column, can SQL server
encrypt that column within that table? Please explain. If not, do we have
to buy a software that will encrypt single column in DB?
Thank you for your help.
Chai W.Is it possible for you not to store the password in the first place?
Try storing a hash (MD5 or SHA1 etc) of the password instead.
It has the benefit also, that the password is never transmitted over
the network (it must be hashed by the client application).
"Chai" <chai@.trs.state.il.us> wrote in message
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> Hello:
> We have a SecUsers table that contains "Password" column, can SQL server
> encrypt that column within that table? Please explain. If not, do we have
> to buy a software that will encrypt single column in DB?
> Thank you for your help.
> Chai W.
>