Ensure 'Server Authentication' Property is set to 'Windows Authentication Mode'

How it is checked

Audit method: SQL query

sqlcmd -b -h -1 -W -Q "SET NOCOUNT ON; SELECT CAST(SERVERPROPERTY('IsIntegratedSecurityOnly') AS int);"

Expected output

1

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Perform either the GUI or T-SQL method shown: GUI Method 1. Open SQL Server Management Studio. 2. Open the Object Explorer tab and connect to the target SQL Server instance. 3. Right click the instance name and select Properties. 4. Select the Security page from the left menu. 5. Set the Server authentication setting to Windows Authentication Mode. T-SQL Method Run the following T-SQL in a Query Window: USE [master] GO EXEC xp_instance_regwrite N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', N'Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer', N'LoginMode', REG_DWORD, 1 GO Restart the SQL Server service for the change to take effect.

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

tmaegis scan --target mssql