Re: Case sensitive Password check while logging into SQL Server

From: Dan Guzman (guzmanda_at_nospam-online.sbcglobal.net)
Date: 07/24/05

  • Next message: Awais Bin Khalid: "Re: Windows security"
    Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 17:25:22 -0500
    
    

    Case-sensitivity for SQL Server login passwords is determined by your
    instance default collation. It seems you are using an instance with a
    case-insensitive collation.

    -- 
    Hope this helps.
    Dan Guzman
    SQL Server MVP
    "Venkat" <tammana@inooga.com> wrote in message 
    news:%232NfH6bjFHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
    > Thanks for your link. But my problem has not been solved.
    >
    >    My problem is why the sql server is checking for a case sensitive 
    > information while logging into the sql server. I am not maintaining any 
    > user tables for passwords. I am just talking about the SQL Server Login 
    > using Query Analyzer.
    >
    >    While logging into the Query Analyzer the password is not validated 
    > using case sensitive. Instead the password is checked using 
    > Case-insensitive mode. It is allowing the user even he typed a mixed case 
    > password for a login which is created using a small case password while 
    > creating a user account.
    >
    >
    >
    > "Narayana Vyas Kondreddi" <answer_me@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
    > news:%23s6eofVjFHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
    >> See if this helps:
    >> http://vyaskn.tripod.com/case_sensitive_search_in_sql_server.htm
    >> -- 
    >> HTH,
    >> Vyas, MVP (SQL Server)
    >> SQL Server Articles and Code Samples @ http://vyaskn.tripod.com/
    >>
    >> "Venkat" <tammana@inooga.com> wrote in message 
    >> news:%23OjVfCUjFHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
    >>> Hi,
    >>>
    >>>    Is there any way to check the password just to allow into the SQL 
    >>> Server when it matches with the database password including Case.
    >>>
    >>>    My problem is I used a sqlserver connection string to login to my sql 
    >>> server db. But it is allowing me, even though the user types the 
    >>> password in any case.
    >>>
    >>> Eg: If i have a password as "pwd" for user "Guest"
    >>>
    >>>    It is allowing to enter into the db even the user enters "PWD" or 
    >>> "Pwd" in any way as the password.
    >>>
    >>>    I tried even with Query Analyzer. In that also it is not checking the 
    >>> password for case sensitive. Is there any way to check the password with 
    >>> case sensitive. I think the sql server internally should check with case 
    >>> sensitive for a password.
    >>>
    >>> Please help me.
    >>>
    >>> --
    >>> Venkat
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >
    > 
    

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