Windows Authentication Mode is the default and recommended authentication mode. It tactfully leverages Active Directory user accounts or groups when granting access to SQL Server.

Hey everyone, this has been a problem for me for a little while now and it's driving me insane.First off, i need to be in mixed mode and I installed in windows only (at the time it was my first ...

If you are using mixed authentication mode (“SQL Server & Windows Authentication Mode”) you are vulnerable. SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008, running on all supported Windows platforms.

A researcher disclosed a trivial Windows authentication bypass that puts data on BitLocker-encrypted laptops at risk.