SQL Server Login Database

SQL Server login database is a simple creadential which is used to access SQL Server.

What is credential?

Credentials are simply a username and a password that you provide your username and password when logging on to Windows or even your e-mail account. This username and password builds up the credentials.

There are four types of logins provided by SQL Server:

• A login based on Windows credentials.
• A login specific to SQL Server.
• A login mapped to a certificate.
• A login mapped to asymmetric key.

Logins based on Windows credentials facilitates you to log in to SQL Server using a Windows username and password. If you want to create your own credentials (username and password,) you can create a login specific to SQL Server.

To create, alter, or remove a SQL Server login, you can take one of two approaches:

• Using SQL Server Management Studio.
• Using T-SQL statements.

Using SQL Server Management Studio

Open SQL Server management studio

Go to Security:

Open Security. You will see "Logins". Right click on Logins and you will get "New Login"?

It will open a new page:

Here you can set a login name and password.