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sreehari
Starting Member

37 Posts

Posted - 2006-05-23 : 07:02:15
Hi guys

I would like to know which authentication mode is secured?
winows or SQL Server? why

Thanks in advance.





CSK
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

489 Posts

Posted - 2006-05-23 : 07:26:32
i refer SQl server.

In windows authentication mode; there is no user required.we can't set the rights to database

in sql server we can , in sa sa mode all users are acceesing the database (i mean insert,update & delete)
but we have to restrict the user through sql server mode.

in windows authentication mode we can't

Thanks
KK
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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4110 Posts

Posted - 2006-05-23 : 10:27:24
you can actually set the permissions you just stated in windows authentication and much more...

connection strings are much simpler from the apps because they connect using trusted connection, the password renewal is handled by windows os

management and security becomes simpler, and you can't use the connection credentials unless you're logged into the domain

my answer: windows authentication

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cmdr_skywalker
Posting Yak Master

159 Posts

Posted - 2006-05-23 : 14:02:31
Windows is good for internal database. But once you deploy that to the customers site (i.e. if your an ISV), it becomes a concern since you don't have control over OS users and they migh have access to your schema, codes, etc. Check where you want to deploy the database.

Use windows in a corporate database. For an app database to be deployed to client, I suggest to use sql.


May the Almighty God bless us all!
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2006-05-23 : 14:22:03
quote:
Originally posted by CSK

i refer SQl server.

In windows authentication mode; there is no user required.we can't set the rights to database

in sql server we can , in sa sa mode all users are acceesing the database (i mean insert,update & delete)
but we have to restrict the user through sql server mode.

in windows authentication mode we can't

Thanks
KK



None of this is true.

Windows Authentication is the preferred method for authenticating your users to the database. Windows Authentication is much more secure.

Use Windows Authentication wherever you can. We are unable to use it in our environment though due to the firewall that sits in between the front and back DMZ. They just won't let us open it up enough to set up a trust relationship between the two domains, so Windows Authentication is out for us.

Tara Kizer
aka tduggan
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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4110 Posts

Posted - 2006-05-23 : 21:03:40
if you're apps is web-based then you may need more than windows authentication, in my previous engagement, we actually used a windows account from the webserver connecting to the sql server provided that the webserver is dedicated to that apps, otherwise sql login is used and proper authentication via the apps were implemented

for specific access, you can restrict to the bare minimum that will not compromise or make your schema transparent like exec only only on sprocs or usage of views...



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