SQL Encrypted Columns in WHERE Clause

Question

I am looking to apply SQL column level encryption using symmetric keys. The initial steps needed to create the Database Master Key, Certificates and Symmetric Keys seems st

Answer 1

Another option is to use a View which contains a column of decrypted value and find records according to it.

SELECT PlainTextA, PlainTextB, PlainTextC from TheView 
WHERE DecryptedColumn = @SearchTerm