Category Archives: Impersonation

  1. Can SQL Ids be used on an instance with Windows Authentication only?

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    April 11, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher

    tl;dr; Yes, but. It’s generally considered more secure to have your SQL Server instance set to Windows Authentication and not …
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  2. The trials and tribulations of REVERTing from impersonation

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    May 16, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher

    Impersonation is a highly useful tool in your toolbox. With the EXECUTE AS clause you can allow your stored procedure …
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  3. Who should own the database?

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    January 15, 2018 by Kenneth Fisher

    TL;DR; SA, or if you are really paranoid then you can create a disabled SQL login with minimal permissions and …
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  4. What is impersonation for?

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    December 27, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher

    I was doing some research on impersonation the other day, and among other things, I ran across a forum question …
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  5. Using impersonation to allow a task without granting the required permission.

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    August 1, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    I use impersonation on a regular basis for a number of different tasks. This one is pretty basic but can …
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  6. Impersonation can give you the wrong answer

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    February 8, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    I use impersonation all the time to let me see additional permissions information I can only get that way and, …
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  7. Impersonating a server level permission

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    February 26, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Warnings up front, this has some serious security implications. The method I’m going to use minimizes that somewhat but it’s …
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