22-25 April 2026 
David Postlethwaite
David Postlethwaite works as a SQL and Oracle DBA, Azure admin and DevOps engineer for Banking Circle in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Previously he was a SQL Server and Oracle DBA for Liverpool Victoria in Bournemouth, England.
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SQLBits 2019
Taming the Beast - How a DBA can keep Kerberos under control
The word Kerberos can strike fear into a SQL DBA as well as many Windows Server Administrators. This talk looks at the principle of Kerberos, how it applies to SQL Server and what we need to do ensure it works
The word Kerberos can strike fear into a SQL DBA as well as many Windows Server Administrators.
What should be a straight forward and simple process can lead to all sorts of issues and trying to resolve them can turn into a nightmare. This talk looks at the principle of Kerberos, how it applies to SQL Server and what we need to do ensure it works.
We will look at
What should be a straight forward and simple process can lead to all sorts of issues and trying to resolve them can turn into a nightmare. This talk looks at the principle of Kerberos, how it applies to SQL Server and what we need to do ensure it works.
We will look at
- What is the purpose of Kerberos in relation to SQL Server?
- When do we need to use it? Do we need to worry about it at all?
- How do we configure it? What tools can we use?
- Who can configure it? Is it the DBA job to manage and configure Kerberos?
- Why does it cause so many issues?