SQL Server 2025 Secure by Default | Data Exposed
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The video discusses the new security features in SQL Server 2025, focusing on making the system secure by default without requiring much user intervention. It covers three main areas: improvements in Microsoft Entra integration for credential-free inbound and outbound connections, enhancements in cryptographic algorithms such as introducing PBKDF for stronger password hashing by default, and security cache optimizations to reduce performance impacts during login changes. The presenters, including product managers from the SQL Server security team, highlight that some features are exclusive to SQL Server 2025 and not backported to earlier versions, emphasize transparency and usability improvements in cryptography, and mention that many updates will be seamless and enabled out-of-the-box. The overall message is that SQL Server 2025 advances security significantly while maintaining ease of use for customers.