FIM 2010 R2: FIM CM – Database connection string should use Windows Authentication only.

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=122786).

Issue

FIMCM – Database connection string should use Windows Authentication only.

Impact

FIMCM – User authentication information could be exposed.

Resolution

FIMCM – Change the database connection string to use only Windows authentication

Additional references

For more information, see the FIM 2010 R2 Deployment Guide (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134310(v=ws.10))