CONNECTing to SQL Server

The security scheme

changing encryption

Mapping Logins

Liberating the DBA from SQL Authentication with AD Groups

It's 15 years after the beginning of the century. Time to eliminate the security exposure of SQL logins, and implement integrated security. Active Directory Groups make this easy for the DBA.

SMKs, DMKs, Certificates for TDE and Encrypted Backups

This article details SMKs, DMKs and certificates in SQL Server as they relate to Transparent Data Encryption and Encrypted Backups.

Changing roles

MS15-058: Vulnerabilities in SQL Server could allow remote code execution

A vulnerability has been released that can affect SQL Server 2008, 208 R2, 2012, and 2014.

Grant User Access to All SQL Server Databases

Consider a situation when you have a large number of databases on your SQL Server, and you are requested to grant user access to all SQL Server databases. How can you grant access to a user for all databases on a SQL Server instance?

DBCC InputBuffer Permissions