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How do I create a linked server in SQL Server with Windows Authentication?
Edit the Security page for the linked server properties
- Select Add.
- Specify a Local login. Specify the local login that can connect to the linked server. The local login can be either a login using SQL Server Authentication or a Windows Authentication login. Using a Windows group is not supported.
How do I provide access to a linked server in SQL Server?
Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to an instance of SQL Server. In the Object Explorer, expand the node for the SQL Server database. In the Server Objects node, right-click Linked Servers and click New Linked Server. The New Linked Server dialog is displayed.
How do I enable integrated security in SQL Server?
To implement SQL Server integrated security, perform the following steps:
- From SQL Enterprise Manager, right-click the SQL Server name that appears in the Server Manager window and click Configure on the shortcut menu.
- Click Security Options.
- Select Windows NT Integrated as the Login Security Mode, and then click OK.
What is Integrated authentication in SQL Server?
In this situation, a developer must configure an application to use integrated authentication: User logs in to a client machine and authenticates to the application server. The application server authenticates as a different database and connects to SQL Server.
How can I access my SQL server database from another computer?
To connect to the Database Engine from another computer
- On a second computer that contains the SQL Server client tools, log in with an account authorized to connect to SQL Server, and open Management Studio.
- In the Connect to Server dialog box, confirm Database Engine in the Server type box.
How does Dblink work in SQL Server?
A database link connection allows local users to access data on a remote database. For this connection to occur, each database in the distributed system must have a unique global database name in the network domain. The global database name uniquely identifies a database server in a distributed system.
What three types of authentication are allowed to connect to an SQL Server database engine?
Options
- Windows Authentication. Microsoft Windows Authentication mode allows a user to connect through a Windows user account.
- SQL Server Authentication.
- Azure Active Directory – Universal with MFA support.
- Azure Active Directory – Password.
- Active Directory – Integrated.
How does SQL Server integrated security work?
Integrated security uses the current Windows identity established on the operating system thread to access the SQL Server database. You can then map the Windows identity to a SQL Server database and permissions.
What is SQL Server Authentication and how does it work?
When using SQL Server Authentication, logins are created in SQL Server that are not based on Windows user accounts. Both the user name and the password are created by using SQL Server and stored in SQL Server. Users connecting using SQL Server Authentication must provide their credentials (login and password) every time that they connect.
How do I map AD accounts to remote SQL authenticated accounts?
To map AD accounts to remote SQL Authenticated accounts, you first need to create the SQL Authenticated accounts on the remote server and then configure local logins to map to them on your linked server. If you’re happy to use the GUI, you can find this window under Server Objects → Linked Servers → Linked Server Name → Properties → Security Page:
Is it possible to setup a linked server with SQL Server login?
I’ve setup many linked servers but have always used a SQL Server login which works fine. In this scenario, a logon has been created at SQLServerB using Windows Authentication granting access to a specific database. From SQLServerA, I’m creating a linked server object to SQLServerB.
What is the difference between managed identity authentication and pass-through authentication?
Managed identity authentication can be used to allow local logins to query remote linked servers. Pass-through authentication allows a principal that can authenticate with a local instance to access a remote instance via linked server.