Default authentication mode (Windows\SQL) should be consistent for each agent\operation

Hi Matt,

I can't think of any reason why these agents should default to either option, so you can have a look at this? Windows should probably be the default. They should also be ordered the same.

Linked to EB-344, as it is pointless making this consistent without finalising the SQL Agent.

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Resolved, see screenshots. Both SQL Server and FIM agents default to SQL authentication (which will be the most common as using a SQL login is the suggested way of connecting to the FIM database). Please confirm this is satisfactory, and confirm correct in the next release.

Hi Matthew,
I would actually maintain that Windows is the default recommended method, especially as it is the only way for the FIM Service account to talk to its own database. I don't often see SQL auth used at all these days.

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Matthew, please look at this again.

I agree with Carol. In fact many clients refuse to have anything to do with SQL Auth now days as insecure / an admin pain ....

Please also see how it looks with Windows first in the View.

No worries, thanks for the feedback. I believe that the initial reason for this was a Microsoft article attempting to deter users from using the FIM Sync account to talk to the database, and so they had suggested using a SQL login (can't remember where I found this though). Easy enough to change. Will do so very soon.

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As requested, I have changed the defaults to Windows authentication. Please confirm.

Tony, could you please confirm the above.

Thanks.

Confirmed