Chapter 18
Authentication and Encryption
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:
- Understanding Authentication
- SQL Server Authentication Methods
- Logins, Users, and Roles
- Encryption
Two important components of security are authentication and confidentiality, which are accomplished through the use of encryption in data storage. Authentication helps to prove the identity of a user or system, and encryption helps to protect data and prevent unauthorized users from accessing or viewing it. This chapter will address authentication as a concept and how it is implemented in SQL Server specifically. Then it will turn to encryption, first addressing the concept ...
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