At present, SQL Server 2008 continues to support two modes for validating connections and authenticating access to database resources: (Windows Authentication Mode) and (SQL Server and Windows ...

I realized after reviewing the past few posts that I omitted a new piece of functionality introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2. This feature, known as Extended Protection for Authentication (Extended ...

or scroll to the bottom half of the page and locate the "Microsoft SQL Server OLE DB Provider" links. Click the "X 86 Package" link to download the provider for a standard 32-bit Windows operating ...

The feature streams transaction log data from a primary database ... release of SQL Server 2012. Still, it has always relied upon access keys or shared access signatures for authentication.

According to Redmond, these authentication issues impact both client (Windows 11, version 24H2) and server (Windows Server 2025) platforms, albeit only in some niche scenarios. On affected systems ...

The sample data in SQL is provided by Microsoft's AdventureWorks training database ... as the example uses SQL Server Authentication. If Windows Authentication is used, this must be adapted.