Re: failed login attempts

From: Richard Waymire [MS] (rwaymi_ms@microsoft.com)
Date: 06/17/02 

From: "Richard Waymire [MS]" <rwaymi_ms@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:31:46 -0700

You can't get the source IP address (that feature has been requested in the
next release). The Hostname of the client computer is captured (for sure in
profiler, not sure in event viewer) but this is set by the client so a bad
app can easily hide this. 

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Richard Waymire, MCSE, MCDBA
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"Jason King" <jasonk@bham.wednet.edu> wrote in message
news:OcM$uHjFCHA.2224@tkmsftngp02...
> I have done this, but how do you setup profiler to return the PC name or
IP
> address? I have used network monitor and setup a pattern match, which
works,
> but shouldn't SQL have something easier?? Thanks for any info -Jason
> "Richard Waymire [MS]" <rwaymi_ms@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:u9dmqhiFCHA.2088@tkmsftngp02...
> > Why do you say that?  You can indeed turn on failed login auditing via a
> > simple checkbox in Enterprise Manager, and they will be logged to the
> > Windows Event viewer.  You can also capture this information with
> Profiler.
> >
> > --
> > Richard Waymire, MCSE, MCDBA
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > "jimmers" <jimmers@yandex.ru> wrote in message
> > news:OiQvazKFCHA.1424@tkmsftngp04...
> > > Good day,
> > >
> > > Jason, Microsoft SQL Server doesn't have built-in failed logins
auditing
> > > capability. This is sad because some other databases have such ability
> (to
> > > log IP, time etc).
> > > I can suggest to monitor network traffic coming to SQL Server and
going
> > from
> > > it for (failed) login sequence signatures but this will work for
> > unencrypted
> > > connections only. For example, one may use Network Monitor that comes
> with
> > > Windows 2000 Advanced Server to capture traffic and analyze it later
to
> > > figure out IP of an attacker.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > P.S. I hope next release of award-winning RDBMS will include full
> auditing
> > > support, including failed login attempts.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Martin Rakhmanoff (jimmers)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jason King" <jasonk@bham.wednet.edu> wrote in message
> > > news:e3Xs3y7ECHA.2076@tkmsftngp04...
> > > > Hello all. I am seeing some failed login attempts on our SQL
servers.
> Is
> > > > there a way SQL Profiler will tell me the IP or Name of the PC that
> was
> > > > connected? Or any other suggestions to track IP addresses? I am
using
> > SQL
> > > > 7.0.
> > > >
> > > > TIA - Jason
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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