Are logins and Passwords encrypted as packets on the network?

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Are logins and Passwords encrypted as packets on the network?

devereauxj

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September 15, 2011 at 11:50 am

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I know the answer is Yes : for 2005 and 2008
No : Maybe (depending on setup) for SQL 2000
I am looking the a link to a MS doc that states sql 2005 and /or 2008 logins and passwords are encrypted on internal networks.
THANKS

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Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 1

devereauxj (9/15/2011)
I know the answer is Yes : for 2005 and 2008
No : Maybe (depending on setup) for SQL 2000
I am looking the a link to a MS doc that states sql 2005 and /or 2008 logins and passwords are encrypted on internal networks.
THANKS

Try reading this which inidicates that encryption MAY be used and how to setup the encription

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189067(v=SQL.100).aspx

or

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191192.aspx

or Lowell's post at:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic860688-146-1.aspx

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Ron

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devereauxj Hall of Fame Points: 3263 More actions · Answer 2

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sqlserver.security/browse_thread/thread/4d9ce4133f04eb71/4e30b0b80e001799?hl=en&lnk=raot#4e30b0b80e001799

and

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sql_protocols/archive/2005/11/10/491563.aspx

Both state that the SQL Server 2005 and 2008 by default encrypt the login and password.

I was trying to find a link to a MS / MSDN, an article from Microsoft.