October 2010
Intermediate to advanced
1008 pages
46h 16m
English
Authentication is a security measure designed to establish the validity of a user or application based on criteria such as an account, password, security token, or certificate. Typically, once the validity has been verified, the user or application is granted authorization to the desired object.
SQL Server continues to support two modes for validating connections and authenticating access to database resources: Windows authentication and SQL Server authentication. Both authentication methods provide the SharePoint application access to SQL Server and its resources, such as the SharePoint config, site, and content databases.
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