Re: What is the best practices are supposed to be for MS SQL authentication?

From: Jasper Smith (jasper_smith9_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/23/04


Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:51:27 -0000

Here are some useful resources
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/administration/2000/security/default.asp

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 Security Features and Best Practices
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/sql/maintain/security/sp3sec/default.asp

For encrypting client->server communication
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316898

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"Hubco" <Tareq.Yasiji@hudsonunitedbank.com> wrote in message
news:EE59AE0A-E874-45B3-A31C-7ECF42A44A3D@microsoft.com...
> Hi There;
> I have few SQl 2000 server in my site and I was wondering about SQL
security and I like to know:
> What is the best practices are supposed to be for MS SQL authentication?
Is it NT/2000 Authentication or SQL, and is there a way to encrypt the
authnication and make sure that is not save on Server or Worksation as clear
text. Please let me know.
>
> Thank you.


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