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Add certificate in sql server login

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December 1, 2008 at 11:19 pm

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Dear All
I m creating a new sql server login "abc" in ss2k5.
How to add certificate in sql server login.
because mapped to certificate check box coming as disable...
Thanx
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AlexSQLForums SSChampion Points: 14277 More actions · Answer 1

You have to create a certificate in the master db first.

I used a self signed cert example:

USE MASTER;

CREATE CERTIFICATE testlogincert

ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'pounlmdsf'

WITH SUBJECT = 'your login',

EXPIRY_DATE = '12/31/2012';

GO

And then map a user to it.

CREATE LOGIN 'your login' FROM CERTIFICATE testlogincert;

GO

Alex S

forsqlserver SSCoach Points: 18902 More actions · Answer 2

Dear Allex

When I run the first query then it gives this warning message:

Warning: The certificate you created is not yet valid; its start date is in the future.

and 2nd query is not working.

Thanx

Thanks

sqlizer SSCrazy Points: 2120 More actions · Answer 3

hi i tried it on my machine it worked perfectly fine without any errors. by the way in the syntax given by Alex has an expiry date and not start date, for which you are getting error. Also once you get that resolved when you try to run 2nd part you have to put username without single quotes.

forsqlserver SSCoach Points: 18902 More actions · Answer 4

Dear Sqlizer

Is this the same certificate as we upload for Https on our IE.

I know it's not.

But I m not understand how to use this.

Has anyone any detail help or article regarding this?

How much seurity we can provide by this ?

I want a deep in this?

Please Help?

Thanx

Thanks

AlexSQLForums SSChampion Points: 14277 More actions · Answer 5

Certificates are used to encrypt your data just like in IE.

Here is the tutorial on certificates:

http://www.exforsys.com/tutorials/sql-server-2005/sql-server-managing-certificates.html

Alex S

DLathrop SSCrazy Points: 2018 More actions · Answer 6

Here is an article posted on this site today that explains how to do this for a "wrapper" around sp_send_dbmail:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Security/68873/#

This is another article, this one wrapping CREATE LOGIN:

http://blogs.msdn.com/lcris/archive/2005/06/15/sql-server-2005-procedure-signing-demo.aspx

David Lathrop
DBA
WA Dept of Health