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Windows 10 Home Has my Sql Server (SSMS) been hacked? Weird passwords I did not assign in sys.syslogins

I am running Sql Server Dev 2017 with SSMS and Windows Authentication in Windows 10 Home Edition. My SqlServer is and always has been offline (TCP/IP is disabled for my SqlServer, no inbound rules in ...
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Painfully slow local development and MS-SQL connection

I know some may suggest that this question needs to be asked on StackOverFlow, but I do not believe this is not a Dev issue and probably an IT/Security thing. I have posted this on ServerFault as well....
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What are the real risks of making a Azure SQL DB accessible for all Azure Services?

This is more of a general question regarding network security which came up while I was brainstorming about SQL Databases on Azure. When you configure a SQL Database you have the Option to make the ...
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How to set up SQL User that can only do one thing (run stored procedure) and nothing else?

I would like to allow any user within a certain group of our domain access to login to one of our databases and run a specific Stored Procedure. This is the only action these users should be able to ...
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Converting exported private key from Microsoft SQL Server to PEM and back to PVK

I have need to backup the cert and private key for SQL TDE and store that on a KeySecure key management system. I can do the backup and get the files, and have no issue with converting the ...
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SQL Sever Management Studio 2008 does not let me back up my database

I tried to back up a server I created in SQL Server, but I received the following message: TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Backup failed for Server 'LAPTOP-6D0L83DV\SQLEXPRESS'. ...
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How to securely connect a Webserver to a Database server through WAN

I have two servers, one that will be hosting a database. The other a website. The one hosting the website should be able to accept and sent requests from any IP. The database server should ideally ...
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What ports do I need to open for offshore to access our SQL Server db?

When using SSMS, for example, for connect to a SQL Server, I would specify the server name to which a wanted to connect as well as the Authentication method, in this case, Windows Authentication. If ...
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SQL Server Database Encryption [closed]

Let's say two programmers are working on a website for a store. They've created a small database for an online store. Users would have to register and provide a username(e-mail address) password,home ...
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How can I access my home MS SQL Server DB from a remotely hosted web service?

As can probably be seen (if not already see below) I am fairly networking illiterate. Here is what I would like to do: Setup a SQL Server DB hosted on a computer I have in my home. I want to be able ...
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The Login is from an untrusted domain - domain setup with computer level login

I have a SQL Server 2008 R2 database I'm attempting to connect to using ADO.NET using integrated security in the connection string. The database resides on a 64-bit Windows Server 2003 machine. The ...
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How to find my network and database access [closed]

Our company gets audited pretty regularly and I was wondering if there's an easy way to find out which accounts have access to what on our network? We're an all windows development shop, so all our ...
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Is my system compromised? I got message about ntoskrnl.exe

I am not sure this question belongs her or not but let me try. When I get to office this morning One of my colligues had a problem with his laptop and told me he had trouble restarting it and when he ...
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How do I find out what my SQL Server database audit records contain?

I need to find out if my SQL Server 2005 database audit records contain the required information that I need. Where or how can I find this out?
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Which ports to open for Microsoft SQL Server?

Having searched the internet a few times on the best way to open up SQL Server connectivity through windows firewall i've yet to find a best way of doing it. Does anyone have a guaranteed way of ...
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