February 2019
Beginner to intermediate
302 pages
7h 58m
English
During a penetration test, you may be tasked to manipulate a target database, whether to create, modify, remove, or extract information. In doing so, the databases generate their own set of log messages.
The database logs for a Microsoft SQL Server can be found at \\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\*.MDF and \\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\*.LDF. An investigator may check the error logs on the database for any suspicious activities, these can be found at \\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG.
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