Configure database authentication and authorization
Intermediate
Administrator
Azure
Contrast authentication using Microsoft Entra ID, and SQL Server authentication. Implement various security principals and configure permissions.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Learn about authentication options for Azure SQL
- Create various security principals
- Configure permissions within a SQL database
- Identify authentication and authorization failures
Prerequisites
- Ability to use tools for running queries against a Microsoft SQL database, either on-premises or cloud-based
- Understanding of why security is a crucial part of database system planning
- Ability to write code in the SQL language, particularly the Microsoft T-SQL dialect, at a basic level
- Experience creating and configuring resources using the Azure portal