But in my case, my apps are intranet apps made in Visual Basic. This are windows aplications they do not use the browser.

In this case, what i want is that...

Hi,

I i'm very confused...

Are there any differences between Encrypting a connection to SQL Server and using SSL?

I thought the two where the same.

Can anyone explain to me the...

But there is no problem with encrypting a connection because it uses SQL Server authentication instead of windowns authentication, correct?

Or i can only encrypt connection if they use windows authentication...

Thank you for reply.

Wen you talk about "Using SQL OLEDB" you are talking about connection using the MDAC, correct?

Thank you for reply.

My version of SQLNCLI is 9.00.4035.00

It mean this is the 9

I know that we are now in the 10.

Do i need to update my...

Thank you. that resolved my problem

Waht about the other problem? can i make a query that returns if the Domain Admins are in the group of the builtin\administrators, at the...

a list of Windows Logins and Groups that have access to the SQL Server

Ok, then i will talk to the client i think they will accept this.

If they accept i will no longer have to worry about the domain admins can connect in...

I agree with that, but we are talking about african coutries witch are very complicated... more that you can imagine...

That's why i'm trying to protect my servers.

Tell me one think...

Not using cluster, but thanks.

Do you know this?

If i remove the Domain admins from the builtin\administrators of my Operatin System can they still put their login...

I'm running XP (to test this).

IF client agree with taking the domain admins from the builtin\administrators group in the OS (w2k3)

Can they still manage a way (after you have...

So, i must assume that there is no way of preventing the domain admins of a server , even if they do not have access inside SQL Server to restart...

Do you master make any ideia of this:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic858526-146-1.aspx

thank you

They own the server. they do the windows maint. tasks.

We should only worry about the SQL Server instance .

Our management of the instance is made remotly, mostly by scritps.

take a look at this:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic857013-146-1.aspx

you will see my problem.

I have people (in a client company) that are Domain admins and we don't want them to access the SQL...