Is SQL Server/Windows integrated security good for anything?

Question

The distinctions among Windows user permissions and any set of SQL Server GRANTs seem like unrelated concepts. As often as not, it seems to actually be implemented with pseu

Answer 1

For an enterprise application which will run in an AD environment, using Windows integrated security is definitely the right approach. You don't want users who are already authenticated in the environment to have to manage a separate set of credentials just for your app. Note we are talking about authentication... for authorization you would still use SQL server's role based security.