Checklist Summary:

This document provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for Microsoft SQL Server 2016.

Checklist Role:

• Database Server

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

This benchmark is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate Microsoft SQL Server 2016 on a Microsoft Windows platform.

Target Operational Environment:

• Managed

Testing Information:

This guide was tested against Microsoft SQL Server 2016.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not provided.

Disclaimer:

Please see the below link for our current terms of use: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Product Support:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

Please see the below link for our current terms of use: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Change History:

Updated to FINAL - 8/18/2017
Updated URL - 9/24/19
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NIST checklist record last modified on 07/08/2020