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Windows Authentication vs. SQL Server Authentication
Windows authentication is recommended by Microsoft as
the most advanced method that is currently available for
securing your data and preventing unwanted access. This approach
streamlines granting the appropriate access level to client
machines and ASPX pages, such as those used by Business Portal.
Windows authentication grants access to SQL Server resources
based upon requests from a security token that is assigned
during a successful domain logon by a Windows account or a local
server. Windows accounts must belong to the same Windows
environment as the computer that is hosting SQL Server (any
combination of trusted domains or local accounts). Also, in an
Active Directory domain, an additional higher level of
protection is provided by the Kerberos protocol, which governs
the behavior of the Windows authentication mechanism.
SQL Server authentication provides the standard security level
of data access protection. It relies on an internal database
user list that is maintained by a computer that is running SQL
Server and on which the Microsoft Dynamics SL data resides. When
the database is configured, SQL Server authentication is
activated through the connection. You must set up Microsoft
Dynamics SL users before access can be granted. The Microsoft
Dynamics SL logon screen validates the users, granting them
access to the databases. |
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