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8 – Obfuscation-- Grant permissions to viewGRANT SELECT ON dbo.vwRandomTO Sensitive_high, Sensitive_medium, Sensitive_low;GOListing 8-1: Generating random numbers using RAND.Now, we can obtain a random number in any user defined function with asimple call to our new view. In Listing 8-2, an example is provided thatproduces a random number between the values of 1 and 100.DECLARE @Rand float;DECLARE @MinVal int;DECLARE @MaxVal int;SET @MinVal = 1;SET @MaxVal = 100;SELECT@Rand = ((@MinVal + 1) - @MaxVal) * RandomValue +@MaxValFROMdbo.vwRandom;GOListing 8-2: Testing the View.Appendix A of this book provides a syntax reference for the RAND systemfunction.Character ScramblingCharacter scrambling is a process by which the characters contained within agiven statement are re-ordered in such a way that its original value isobfuscated. For example, the name "Jane Smith" might be scrambled into"nSem Jatih".This option does have its vulnerabilities. The process of cracking a scrambledword is often quite straightforward, and indeed is a source of entertainment formany, as evidenced by newspapers, puzzle publications and pre-movieentertainment.Cracking a scrambled word can be made more challenging by, for example,eliminating any repeating characters and returning only lower case letters.174