Security was a major focus of SQL Server 2005 during its development, both in terms of making the product secure as well as enhancing the options. Security expert Brian Kelley brings us a look at how the paradigm of logins has changed and what you need to look for in SQL Server 2005.
2008-04-11 (first published: 2006-07-05)
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Our SQL Server Security expert, Brian Kelley, brings us the first part of a new series on auditing. Most of the auditing articles we've had are based on how you audit changes to data. Brian looks at auditing from the server itself, explaining the different levels of auditing built into SQL Server 2000.
2007-06-01 (first published: 2004-08-05)
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As yo probably know, Brian covers security topics for us and does a great job. This week he looks at the fixed roles and points out a few things you may not have thought about.
2007-05-04 (first published: 2003-10-29)
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SQL Server includes a great auditing tool: Profiler. It's not the easiest tool to use, however, and it's one that takes some getting used to. Our resident security export, Brian Kelley looks at a simple example of using this tool to audit logins.
2007-04-20 (first published: 2004-09-01)
35,454 reads
In this article, Brian looks at how Citrix MetaFrame can use SQL Server for its internal data repository. The basic operation of SQL Server in a Citrix MetaFrame installation is covered. In addition, Brian looks at how a DBA is an integral part of the support team for a successful Citrix MetaFrame farm.
2007-03-02 (first published: 2002-05-13)
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Maintaining SQL Server security is fast becoming a big part of a SQL Server DBA's job. Longtime security expert Brian Kelley takes a
look at a security scanner: Typhon III
2007-02-05
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Brian is back with a new security article, this time working through the details of the fixed database roles. There are some important concepts here. In particular if you're not totally clear on the difference between dbo and db_owner, read this article.
2007-01-19 (first published: 2003-12-12)
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EFS provides a mechanism for encrypting files completely transparent to higher level applications such as SQL Server. In this article by Brian Kelley, he shows you how to implement this type of security in your environment.
2006-12-01 (first published: 2002-12-09)
32,482 reads
Perl has been a popular language for Unix administrators for years. It is flexible, easy to learn, and capable of doing some very powerful things with relatively few lines of code. In this article by Brian Kelly, he shows you how to connect to SQL Server via Perl.
2006-07-28 (first published: 2002-12-03)
42,266 reads
In this article, Brian Kelley focuses on learning the various services in SQL Server. He also covers the security needed to make them work.
2006-05-12 (first published: 2002-01-03)
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