Category: Passwords
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Auditing SQL Server Password Strength using PWDCOMPARE
SQL Server stores passwords as salted hash values, preventing us from directly checking or enforcing their strength. However, using PWDCOMPARE we can try to crack them to identify weak ones.
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From the sqlity.net blog
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How to Change a SQL Login’s Password
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Hash Algorithms – How does SQL Server store Passwords?
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How to Re-Create a Login with only a Hashed Password
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B+Trees – How SQL Server Indexes are Stored on Disk
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The Hidden SQL Server Gem: UPDATE from SELECT
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A Join A Day – Nested Joins
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Determine the Uptime of a SQL Server Instance
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A Join A Day – The Left Anti Semi Join
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Log Reuse Waits Explained: LOG_BACKUP
