Can You Delete That Certificate? The Store Will Not Tell You.
There is a certificate in LocalMachine\My on one of your SQL Servers. Nobody knows what it is for. The subject is unhelpful, it was issued before you started, and the person who installed it has…
Is Your SQL Server Using RC4 for Kerberos? Here’s How to Find Out
You probably haven’t thought about Kerberos encryption types recently. That’s fair; the protocol mostly “just works” and has for decades. But CVE-2026-20833 changed the calculus. Microsoft disclosed a Kerberos information disclosure vulnerability in January 2026…
Inspecting SQL Server TLS Certificates Without Credentials
If you’ve ever needed to check the TLS certificate on a SQL Server instance - whether it’s expired, misconfigured, missing SANs, or just plain self-signed - you’ve probably had to connect with SSMS, run some…