Data Security

UNDERSTANDING SQL SERVER SECURITY: Secure xp_cmdshell with the Microsoft Master’s guide (in 4 not-so-easy steps)

Quite a lot of data folks are reasonably concerned with the possible security holes that xp_cmdshell could introduce. Unfortunately, all the wrong things get all the attention. In this article, we cover what you really need to understand and secure xp_cmdshell, with a nice summary at the end.

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