The Kerberos security is a lot more effective than what's in Windows NT 4.0.... The ability to quickly and securely link to outside business partners will be very important.
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Security is a company-wide commitment. For SQL Server 2005, security is a priority and includes advanced security features such as integrated authentication, network data encryption, Kerberos support, and Public Key Infrastructure support.
They have user IDs in Active Directory now, so they have simplified things somewhat. Now they want a full Kerberos infrastructure with smartcards for their Unix systems. With VAS version 3.0, we are now providing a complete NIS replacement including migration with a full set of tools.
Microsoft's behavior, in conjunction with its monopoly in the desktop market, may be viewed as an aggressive strategy to eliminate competition in the Kerberos server market,