Security Alert : SQL Server Security Bug and Patch
Happy Holidays database administrators! As a parting present before you go home for your year-end break, Microsoft has announced a security problem in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000.
2001-12-24
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Security
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Security
This document introduces the new security features of Microsoft SQL Server 2000. New features are outlined, and a detailed discussion is provided about how to best implement security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain environment. Source code examples are included for developers who want to implement the security model immediately.
2001-12-06
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Worst Practices - Depending on the GUI
One of the strengths of SQL Server is its ease of management and administration over other systems. Oracle, DB2, even early versions of SQL Server required command line mastery to make many types of changes. But should you really be using the GUI for most of your tasks?
2001-12-04
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Security Alert : SQL Server Worm Virus Attacking Systems
This past week, a worm virus began to attack SQL Servers on the internet that hold a blank password. Read some of the details about what this virus can do here.
2001-12-03
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Worst Practices - Assigning Users Rights
Continuing with Andy Warren's series on Worst Practices for a DBA, Steve Jones joins in this week with his worst practice.
2001-11-06
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Microsoft Announces a New Security Program
Microsoft has announced a new security program to help system administrators secure their sites. Worth a read.
2001-10-19
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SQL Server Security Best Practices
Learn how to secure your data by implementing SQL Server security best practices.
2001-09-20
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Using Java to Encrypt Passwords
Lots of applications store user names and passwords in the database. This article presents a method for encypting this information using Java.
2001-07-19
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2001-07-19
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Encrypting Data With the Encrypt Function
One of the major problems in the database field is when people store sensitive data unencrypted into SQL Server. This article shows you one of the most basic ways to encrypt data to the casual viewer.
2007-09-22 (first published: 2001-07-17)
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