Windows Server: Using Windows Authentication with SQL Server

Windows Authentication

Summary of setup:

Create Windows Account (in AD or on local machine)
Create New Database in SQL Server
Set up ownership for Windows Authentication on new Database
Confirm you can log in with SQL Server Management Studio as Windows Credential

IIS Settings

The application pool need to authenticate and run as the user that has access to the database. This setting is available in the Advanced Settings of the Application pool in IIS.

Loading Database Schema

The SmartcryptDB.exe utility needs to be executed by the account that has access to the database server. The SmartcryptDB.exe utility can be “Run As” any user by holding <Shift> and Right Clicking in Windows Explorer.

Then logging in as the actual Windows account defined in SQL Server to have access

Sample Connection String in Web.config

  <connectionStrings>
     <add name="SmartcryptEntities" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" connectionString="Data source= DBSERVER;initial catalog= DBNAME;Integrated Security=true;multipleactiveresultsets=True;App=EntityFramework" />
  </connectionStrings>

DBSERVER = Name of the database server – example: qadbserv.domain.com

DBNAME = Name of the Database created in the server - example: smartcrypt