One of the most interesting phenomena in the computing arena within the last few years is the growing concern for security, which, at this point, is being treated on a par with efficiency and cost In this series of articles, Marcin Policht focuses on security features in SQL Server 2000, starting with the most basic configuration settings and their security implications, then moving onto authentication related issues, affected by the choice of Net Libraries, authentication mode and security context of the SQL Server service account.

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