Windows Authentication Mode is the default and recommended authentication mode. It tactfully leverages Active Directory user accounts or groups when granting access to SQL Server. In this mode, ...

I've got a SQL server that I'm reviewing that uses mixed mode authentication. I have an entry in the syslogins table that lists a user with a NULL password, this user is an NTUser that does have an NT ...

Authentication is a key concept in SQL Server. In this chapter we'll look at the two authentication modes SQL Server supports. In addition, we'll cover all the methods for authentication in this ...

I have worked with SQL Server for many years now, back to Sybase SQL Server days and there has always been confusion over Logins and Users. Even though they typically use the same name they are ...

A new ODBC driver for SQL Server adds support for always encrypted access. While the preview version of the driver had support for SQL Server's Always Encrypted security feature, this did not make the ...

Sentrigo has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server that allows any user with administrative privileges to openly see the unencrypted passwords of other users, or the credentials presented ...

Sentrigo, a database security software company, has discovered a flaw in Microsoft SQL Server that allows any user with administrative privileges to read the unencrypted password of all other users.