dbForge SQL Decryptor

dbForge SQL Decryptor is a tiny and easy-to-use software utility that enables you to seamlessly decrypt SQL Server procedures, functions, triggers and views, in order to restore lost definitions.

As long as you have .NET Framework installed on your computer, you don't need to set up anything else. You can save dbForge SQL Decryptor's executable file anywhere on the disk and just click it to launch the app. Another option is to copy it to a USB flash drive to be able to directly run it on any machine with minimum effort. An important aspect worth noting is that it doesn't modify Windows registry settings.

Once launched, you are greeted by a clean and intuitive interface that resembles Visual Studio 2010 in appearance. You can begin by specifying server connection settings, namely the server name, authentication mode (Windows or SQL Server), along with the user name and password (for SQL Server).

The utility can be asked to remember these settings for future app launches. There are advanced options put at your disposal too, for dedicated administrator connection mode as well as for entering additional connection strings.

Once linked to the database, you can use the object explorer to navigate directories and view database contents, including the master and model pages, views, procedures and functions, together with DML, DDL and server triggers.

Syntax highlighting is supported, so you can easily tell apart blocks of code. dbForge SQL Decryptor lets you quickly disconnect from the current SQL Server, refresh the current mode, view the DLL script for the currently selected database object, decrypt and overwrite it, as well as to save the DDL to file for closer examination and safekeeping.

There were no kinds of issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that the program didn't hang, crash or display error messages. Its impact on the computer's performance was minimal, since it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly.

Taking into account its intuitive interface and options, dbForge SQL Decryptor should come in handy to many users looking to quickly decrypt databases.