RE: User rights and SOX

From: Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP) (mike_at_epprecht.net)
Date: 07/22/05

  • Next message: Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP): "RE: Alternative to Account Delegation?"
    Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 23:05:02 -0700
    
    

    1. Remove the BUILTIN\administrators group from SQL Server logins. The admins
    then don't have any access. Then add the specific user with only the
    permissions they need.

    2. Don't use the SA account. Change it's password to something very
    difficult and lock it away in a safe.

    Regards
    --------------------------------
    Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
    Zurich, Switzerland

    MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

    Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/

    "jaylou" wrote:

    > First question:
    > I have a user that is admin on the server to perform security patches and
    > general server maint. He is also a user in SQL. Since he is the Admin of
    > the box he has also inherited Admin rights to SQL. I want him to have only
    > "select,insert,update and delete" rights to all tables but no other rights in
    > SQL.
    > Is this possible?
    >
    > 2nd question:
    > Has anyone out there needed to separate SQL functions for SOX? If so can
    > you please give me some ideas of how you separated SA and DBO functions?
    > SA(insert, update, delete)
    > DBO (create tables,give user rights etc..)
    > Thanks,
    > Joe
    >


  • Next message: Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP): "RE: Alternative to Account Delegation?"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: Registry
      ... If you use FTS you need to add a login for ... there's nothing stopping a domain admin adding ... Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP) ...
      (microsoft.public.sqlserver.security)
    • RE: local admin account password
      ... Subject: local admin account password ... > 4) Only use domain accounts so delete the local ones. ... > The DB file would be encrypted with EFS so only the limited user SQL ... > backup user can make a zip backup of the DB whenever it gets changed ...
      (Focus-Microsoft)
    • RE: local admin account password
      ... Say you have more then 1000 systems, how do you handle the local admin ... Only use domain accounts so delete the local ones. ... The DB file would be encrypted with EFS so only the limited user SQL ... There would be basically two stored procs, ...
      (Focus-Microsoft)
    • Re: New install, login not accepted
      ... I tried to upgrade the site, which was running with MSDE, to SQL ... install SPS. ... I got through the install following the steps in the Admin. ... a admin account, that account needs admin rights to SQL and the local ...
      (microsoft.public.sharepoint.portalserver)
    • Re: Linux...Is it REALLY FREE? How much is YOUR TIME WORTH?
      ... Any admin worth his ... MS SQL ... Sounds to me like you've not tried to manage MS SQL server. ... I've been an admin for Solaris, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 server and ...
      (alt.os.linux.suse)