Re: Security - Lock Database

How about using a dedicated SQL Server Instance (not another server, just another instance on the same SQL Server server) for your database?

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"Greg" <gjsetnes@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:VpGdnZDEn9LujwHanZ2dnUVZ_oKhnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I want to make some changes regarding accessing my SQL Server Database, but before I start playing around with it, I want to post something to see if anyone can give me some guidence so I don't end up locking myself out of my SQL Server Database or SQL Server all together.

At my office, you are required to use SQL Server Authentication to login to the SQL Server, which is what I want to achieve at a minimum. What steps should I take to lock down my SQL Server so that it requires an SQL User Account and Password to login?

Also, I've asked this in a previous post I think, but its not longer available. On top of locking down SQL Server as a whole, I'd also like to lock down my specific database as well. Is it possible to provide an SQ (System Administrator) type user account that has access to everything, except a specific database? From what I recalled in the past, it was not possible to restrict an SA type user from being able to delete a database.

Ultimately, what I am looking to achieve. I want my customers to have full access to their SQL Servers, but I don't want anyone to be able to browse the structure of my database, if not authorized. Not that my database structure would give away much, I'd just like to protect it from prying eyes.

Thanks.


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