This page provides links to help you locate the information that you need about Security and Protection in the SQL Server Database Engine.

 Security Overview

     Securing SQL Server

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 Threat and Vulnerability Mitigation

     SQL Injection

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 Identity and Access Control

     Principals (Database Engine)

     Server-Level Roles

     Database-Level Roles

     Securables

     Permissions (Database Engine)

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 Secure Development

     Module Signing (Database Engine)

     Context Switching (Database Engine)

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 Secure Deployment

     Understanding Surface Area Configuration

     Security Standards Compliance

     TRUSTWORTHY Database Property

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 Secure Operation

     Password Policy

     SQL Server Encryption

     SQL Server Certificates and Asymmetric Keys

     SQL Server and Database Encryption Keys (Database Engine)

     Auditing (Database Engine)

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 See Also

Other Resources

Product Evaluation (Database Engine)
Getting Started (Database Engine)
Planning and Architecture (Database Engine)
Development (Database Engine)
Deployment (Database Engine)
Operations (Database Engine)
Troubleshooting (Database Engine)
Technical Reference (Database Engine)

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2008 Assistance