22-25 April 2026

Taming the Beast - How a DBA can keep Kerberos under control

2019

TL; DR

The word Kerberos can strike fear into a SQL DBA as well as many Windows Server Administrators. This talk looks at the principle of Kerberos, how it applies to SQL Server and what we need to do ensure it works

Session Details

The word Kerberos can strike fear into a SQL DBA as well as many Windows Server Administrators.
What should be a straight forward and simple process can lead to all sorts of issues and trying to resolve them can turn into a nightmare. This talk looks at the principle of Kerberos, how it applies to SQL Server and what we need to do ensure it works.
We will look at
  • What is the purpose of Kerberos in relation to SQL Server?
  • When do we need to use it?  Do we need to worry about it at all?
  • How  do we configure it?  What tools can we use?
  • Who can configure it?  Is it the DBA job to manage and configure Kerberos?
  • Why does it cause so many issues?
Because on the face of it setting up Kerberos for a SQL Server is actually straightforward but it is very easy to get wrong and then sometimes very difficult to see what is wrong preview here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO9NqxizT_8

3 things you'll get out of this session