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Last Updated: Feb 28, 2005

New features in SQL Server 2005 make it easier to secure the DBMS. Read about the changes and get some general best practices for securing SQL Server in this week's Learning Center.
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A First Look at SQL Server 2005 for Developers: Chapter 6, 'Security'

(28 Feb 2005)

Changes in SQL Server 2005 help make SQL Server more secure and security more approachable for the developer and the administrator. Learn all about it in Chapter 6, 'Security,' from the book "A First Look at Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Developers" with this series of book excerpts, courtesy of Addison-Wesley.

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NEWS:
>>	New Security Features in SQL Server 2005 (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	Optional Features Are Turned Off by Default (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	A Quick Review of SQL Server Security Concepts with Enhancements (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	SQL Server Password Policies and Credentials (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	Separation of Users and Schemas (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	Specifying Execution Context for Procedural Code (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	SQL Server Permissions and New Objects (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	Assembly Permissions -- Who Can Catalog and Use an Assembly? (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	Permissions, Visibility, UDTs and User-Defined Aggregates (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005
>>	What Can .NET Code Do from within SQL Server: Safety Levels (Addison-Wesley) 28 Feb 2005


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>>	How to improve SQL Server security TIP :Barrie Sosinsky offers five steps for making SQL Server databases more secure.
>>	Secure options for remote SQL Server administration TIP :Learn how to remotely administer SQL Server without compromising network security. Serdar Yegulalp describes two remote ...
>>	Secure data transfer for remote SQL Server administration TIP :In the final part of this two-part series, Serdar Yegulalp examines problems you may encounter when remotely administering ...

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