{"id":3158,"date":"2015-02-25T07:55:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T07:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:42:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:42:12","slug":"enable-encrypted-connection-to-sql-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/enable-encrypted-connection-to-sql-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Encrypted Connection to SQL Server"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ms-sql-server.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3212\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/enable-encrypted-connection-to-sql-server\/ms-sql-server\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ms-sql-server.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Microsoft SQL Server\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Microsoft SQL Server&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ms-sql-server-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ms-sql-server.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5892 size-full\" title=\"SQL Server\" src=\"\" alt=\"Microsoft SQL Server\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ms-sql-server.jpg\"><\/a><\/p><p>SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer, serves as the standard for securing host-server interactions in web environments. Beyond web contexts, SSL also ensures encrypted connections and data transfers between specific SQL Server instances and client applications. To establish an encrypted connection, a trusted SSL certificate validates the SQL Server instance when requested by the client application, or vice versa.<\/p><p>Proper configuration of the SQL Server involves adhering to the guidelines set by the certificate authority (CA), ensuring that certificates are appropriately signed by trusted sources.<\/p><p>Encryption demands some additional processing, enabling encryption can downgrade the SQL Server performance. The following article describes how you can enable encrypted connections to SQL Server Database Engine.<\/p><h3>Server &amp; Certificate Prerequisites<\/h3><ul>\n<li>The SSL certificate must be issued for server authentication. The certificate name (CN) must be the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the machine. You can verify this as <b>Enhanced Key Usage<\/b> property of the certificate, which must specify <b>Server Authentication (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1)<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>The server must have an installed (imported) certificate and SQL client machines must be set up so as to trust the root authority of the certificate.<\/li>\n<li>You must be running <b>SQL Server Configuration Manager<\/b> under the same user account as the <b>SQL Server Service<\/b> unless the service is running as a <b>Local System<\/b>, <b>Network Service<\/b> or <b>Local Service.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The certificate must be stored either in a local computer certificate store or the current user certificate store.<\/li>\n<li>The system time must be after the &ldquo;Valid from&rdquo; date and before the &ldquo;Valid to&rdquo; date of the certificate.<\/li>\n<li>The client must be able to verify the ownership of the certificate used by the server.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Provide with (install) a certificate on the server<\/h3><p>Providing with a certificate is the process of installing a certificate by importing it into your machine.<\/p><ul>\n<li>On the <b>Start<\/b> menu, click <b>Run<\/b>. In the opened dialog box, type <b>MMC<\/b> and click <b>OK<\/b>.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Run-Menu.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4688\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/top-10-bulk-email-list-verification-validation-services-compared\/run-menu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Run-Menu.png\" data-orig-size=\"416,217\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Run Menu\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Run Menu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Run-Menu-300x156.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Run-Menu.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4688 size-full\" title=\"Run Menu\" src=\"\" alt=\"Run Menu\" width=\"416\" height=\"217\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Run-Menu.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the <b>MMC console<\/b>, on the <b>File<\/b> menu, click <b>Add\/Remove Snap-in<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>In the <b>Add\/Remove Snap-in<\/b> dialog box, click <b>Add<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>In the <b>Available Snap-in<\/b> dialog box, click <b>Certificates,<\/b> and then click <b>Add<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Add-Remove-Snap-In.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/add-remove-snap-in\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Add-Remove-Snap-In.png\" data-orig-size=\"428,236\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Add Remove Snap In\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Add Remove Snap In&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Add-Remove-Snap-In-300x165.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Add-Remove-Snap-In.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4689 size-full\" title=\"Add Remove Snap In\" src=\"\" alt=\"Add Remove Snap In\" width=\"428\" height=\"236\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Add-Remove-Snap-In.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the <b>Certificates snap-in<\/b> dialog box, click <b>Computer<\/b> account, and then click <b>Finish<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Now, in the <b>Add\/Remove Snap-in<\/b> dialog box, click <b>OK<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <b>Certificates snap-in<\/b>, expand <b>Certificates<\/b>, expand <b>Personal <\/b>folder, and then right-click <b>Certificates<\/b>, point to <b>All Tasks<\/b>, and then click <b>Import<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Import-Certificate.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4690\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/top-10-bulk-email-list-verification-validation-services-compared\/import-certificate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Import-Certificate.png\" data-orig-size=\"411,334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Import Certificate\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Import Certificate&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Import-Certificate-300x244.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Import-Certificate.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4690 size-full\" title=\"Import Certificate\" src=\"\" alt=\"Import Certificate\" width=\"411\" height=\"334\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Import-Certificate.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>At <b>Certificate Import Wizard<\/b>, browse the certificate path and add to the computer, <b>close<\/b> the MMC console.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Export the server certificate<\/h3><ul>\n<li>Go to <b>Certificates snap-in<\/b>, locate your certificate in the <b>Certificates\/Personal<\/b> folder, right-click the <b>Certificate<\/b>, point to <b>All Tasks<\/b>, and then click <b>Export<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Export-Certificate.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4691\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/export-certificate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Export-Certificate.png\" data-orig-size=\"496,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Export Certificate\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Export Certificate&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Export-Certificate-300x181.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Export-Certificate.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4691 size-full\" title=\"Export Certificate\" src=\"\" alt=\"Export Certificate\" width=\"496\" height=\"300\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Export-Certificate.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Complete the <b>Certificate Export Wizard<\/b>, storing your certificate file at your convenient path.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Configure SQL server to accept encrypted connections<\/h3><ul>\n<li>Open <b>SQL Server Configuration Manager<\/b>, expand <b>SQL Server Network Configuration<\/b>, right-click <b>Protocols<\/b> for &lt;server instance name&gt;, and then select <b>Properties<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SQL-Server-Configuration-Manager1.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4695\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/top-10-bulk-email-list-verification-validation-services-compared\/sql-server-configuration-manager-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SQL-Server-Configuration-Manager1.png\" data-orig-size=\"452,311\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SQL Server Configuration Manager\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;SQL Server Configuration Manager&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SQL-Server-Configuration-Manager1-300x206.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SQL-Server-Configuration-Manager1.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4695 size-full\" title=\"SQL Server Configuration Manager\" src=\"\" alt=\"SQL Server Configuration Manager\" width=\"452\" height=\"311\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/SQL-Server-Configuration-Manager1.png\"><\/a><\/p><ul>\n<li>At <b>Properties <\/b>dialog box, on the <b>Certificate<\/b> tab, select the desired certificate from the drop down menu for the <b>Certificate<\/b> box, and then click <b>OK<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>On the <b>Flags<\/b> tab, in the <b>Force Encryption<\/b> box, select <b>Yes<\/b>, and then click <b>OK<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SQL-Express-Properties1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5704\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/enable-encrypted-connection-to-sql-server\/sql-express-properties1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SQL-Express-Properties1.png\" data-orig-size=\"393,145\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SQL Express Properties\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SQL-Express-Properties1-300x111.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SQL-Express-Properties1.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5704\" src=\"\" alt=\"SQL Express Properties\" width=\"393\" height=\"145\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/SQL-Express-Properties1.png\"><\/a> to close the dialog box.<\/li>\n<li>Restart the <b>SQL Server service<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Encrypt a connection from SQL Server Management Studio<\/h3><ul>\n<li>Open <b>SQL Server Management Studio<\/b><\/li>\n<li>On the <b>Object Explorer<\/b> toolbar, click <b>Connect<\/b>, and then click <b>Database Engine<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Microsoft-SQL-Server-Management-Studio.png\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/top-10-bulk-email-list-verification-validation-services-compared\/microsoft-sql-server-management-studio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Microsoft-SQL-Server-Management-Studio.png\" data-orig-size=\"364,244\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Microsoft-SQL-Server-Management-Studio-300x201.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Microsoft-SQL-Server-Management-Studio.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4694 size-full\" title=\"Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio\" src=\"\" alt=\"Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio\" width=\"364\" height=\"244\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Microsoft-SQL-Server-Management-Studio.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the <b>Connect to Server<\/b> dialog box, complete the connection information, and then click <b>Options<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuwebhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Connect-to-SQL-Server.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5702\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5702\" 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Beyond web contexts, SSL also ensures encrypted connections and data transfers between specific SQL Server instances and client applications. To establish an encrypted connection, a trusted SSL certificate validates the SQL Server instance when requested by the client application, or vice versa.Proper configuration of the SQL Server involves adhering to the guidelines set by the certificate authority (CA), ensuring that certificates are appropriately signed by trusted sources.Encryption demands some additional processing, enabling encryption can downgrade the SQL Server performance. 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