Tag Archives: security

A Nice Refund

Posted on October 10, 2011 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Sept 12, 2006. How’d you like to be the DBA for a system thatmistakenly gives out $318 million? It probably wasn’t the database, but more likely the code for some application that caused this … Continue reading →

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SQL Authentication – Forcing Password Changes

Posted on October 3, 2011 by way0utwest

When you create a SQL Server login (with SQL authentication), you have the option of enforcing password policies from Windows (in SQL Server 2005 and above). The recommendation is that you check all three and force strong passwords. You also … Continue reading →

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Data Quality on the Open Web

Posted on September 21, 2011 by way0utwest

I used to hear that one of the strengths of Linux was the thousands of volunteers that would help you get a patch or a fix in record time when you reported an issue. That worked well, but not well … Continue reading →

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Map a Login – Basic Skill #3

Posted on September 19, 2011 by way0utwest

This post is part of a series based on my presentation The Top Ten Skills You Need for SQL Server. This post is part of Skill #3 – Setup Security. I wrote about the basic security model for SQL Server, … Continue reading →

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