Just a few quick clarifications I require:1. Does a switch from mixed to Windows authentication (or visa versa) require a restart of the SQL services?2. Are authentication mode changes logged, or ...

Patch Tuesday fixes 137 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in SQL Server, Netlogon, Office, and the .NET Framework.

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 ...

Authentication issues in Windows Server after April updates Logon failures for WHfB and Device Public Key Authentication Workaround available, Microsoft working on permanent fix for impacted ...

Check DCOM Server authentication level. Before 2022, you need to test and determine if you will be impacted by this update. Investigate if the connection of the DCOM Server does not take advantage ...

If you can run SQL Server on Linux, well, that's one less reason to use Windows. And while SQL Server does share heritage with Sybase SQL Server (now called SAP ASE), a Unix database server that ...

When researching biometric devices, you need to know that Oracle's SQL*Net authentication layer mainly uses Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) and client/server protocol (RFC 2138 ...

Microsoft says users might experience authentication issues on Domain Controllers (DC) running Windows Server. after installing security updates released during the November Patch Tuesday.

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.