Tag Archives: security
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What does the User Mapping tab of Login Properties really tell us.
2June 24, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
In case it’s not clear, we are talking about the Login Properties GUI in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Now, …
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What permissions do temp stored procedures use?
1June 19, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
In a performance tuning class I recently took with Brent Ozar (b/t) he mentioned temporary stored procedures and an interesting …
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How do I force a SQL Login to change it’s password on next login
2June 5, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
Forcing someone to change their password on a periodic basis is a pretty common thing, and any time I’ve gotten …
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I’m moving my permissions scripts to GitHub
2May 30, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
I’ve written very few things that I’m more proud of than my permissions scripts, sp_SrvPermissions and sp_DBPermissions. These scripts are …
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Security Learning Pathway at PASS Summit.
1May 17, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
This year PASS is trying something new at PASS Summit. There are going to be Learning Pathways. A learning pathway …
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Why am I getting an NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS error when creating or altering a stored procedure?
1May 8, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
If you have to deal with linked servers then you probably have or will run into the following error: Login …
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db_owner in msdb == sysadmin
1May 6, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
This doesn’t require much in the way discussion. This isn’t exactly a huge issue since I don’t think granting db_owner …
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How do I let someone execute a SQL Agent job they don’t own?
2April 15, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
In my last post I discussed the fact that SQL Ids can, in fact, be useful on an instance that …
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Can SQL Ids be used on an instance with Windows Authentication only?
2April 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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Mixed feelings over the new truncation error
2March 20, 2019 by Kenneth Fisher
As of SQL 2019 CTP2.0 or SQL 2017 CU12 Microsoft has given us a long-awaited addition to the truncation error. …
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