Configuring SQL Server to encrypt connections between clients and the server. Encryption in transit protects credentials and query data from interception. TLS configuration is required by compliance ...

For connection failures, compare the application with a Universal Data Link (UDL) connection test. Use the same computer, provider, process architecture, authentication identity, server, database, and ...

This article describes breaking changes between Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server and version 17. Use it when you choose a driver version, upgrade an application from version 17 to version 18, ...