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### YamlMime:Landing

title: Microsoft Entra authentication with SQL documentation
summary: "Find documentation about Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Server 2022, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance."

metadata:
  title: Microsoft Entra authentication with SQL documentation
  description: "Find documentation about Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance."
  ms.service: azure-sql-database
  ms.subservice: security
  ms.topic: landing-page
  author: VanMSFT
  ms.author: vanto
  ms.reviewer: mathoma
  ms.date: 06/10/2025
  monikerRange: "=azuresql || =azuresql-db || =azuresql-mi"
# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
# Start card title with a verb


  # Card
  - title: Microsoft Entra authentication overviews
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: What is Microsoft Entra authentication?
            url: /azure/active-directory/authentication/overview-authentication
          - text: Use Microsoft Entra authentication in Azure SQL
            url: authentication-aad-overview.md


  # Card
  - title: Microsoft Entra authentication concepts
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Configure and manage Microsoft Entra authentication with Azure SQL
            url: authentication-aad-configure.md
          - text: Microsoft Entra server principals
            url: authentication-azure-ad-logins.md
          - text: Microsoft Entra service principal with Azure SQL
            url: authentication-aad-service-principal.md
          - text: Microsoft Entra-only authentication with Azure SQL
            url: authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication.md
          - text: Azure Policy for Microsoft Entra-only authentication with Azure SQL
            url: authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-policy.md
          - text: Managed identities in Microsoft Entra for Azure SQL
            url: authentication-azure-ad-user-assigned-managed-identity.md
          - text: Directory Readers role in Microsoft Entra for Azure SQL
            url: authentication-aad-directory-readers-role.md
          - text: What is Windows Authentication for Microsoft Entra principals on Azure SQL Managed Instance?
            url: ../managed-instance/winauth-azuread-overview.md
          - text: The new name for Azure Active Directory is Microsoft Entra ID
            url: /entra/fundamentals/new-name


  # Card
  - title: Microsoft Entra authentication tutorials
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Create server with Microsoft Entra-only authentication enabled in Azure SQL
            url: authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-create-server.md
          - text: Create and utilize Microsoft Entra server logins
            url: authentication-azure-ad-logins-tutorial.md
          - text: Create Microsoft Entra guest users and set as a Microsoft Entra admin
            url: authentication-aad-guest-users.md
          - text: Enable Microsoft Entra-only authentication with Azure SQL
            url: authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-tutorial.md
          - text: Using Azure Policy to enforce Microsoft Entra-only authentication with Azure SQL
            url: authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-policy-how-to.md
          - text: Assign Directory Readers role to a Microsoft Entra group and manage role assignments
            url: authentication-aad-directory-readers-role-tutorial.md
          - text: Security in Azure SQL Managed Instance using Microsoft Entra server principals (logins)
            url: ../managed-instance/aad-security-configure-tutorial.md


  # Card
  - title: Microsoft Entra authentication how-to guides
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Conditional Access with Azure SQL
            url: conditional-access-configure.md
          - text: Using Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication
            url: authentication-mfa-ssms-overview.md


  # Card
  - title: Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Server and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Server overview
            url: /sql/relational-databases/security/authentication-access/azure-ad-authentication-sql-server-overview
          - text: Security considerations for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
            url: ../virtual-machines/windows/configure-azure-ad-authentication-for-sql-vm.md


  # Card
  - title: Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Server and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines tutorials
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Set up Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Server
            url: /sql/relational-databases/security/authentication-access/azure-ad-authentication-sql-server-setup-tutorial
          - text: Using automation to set up the Microsoft Entra admin for SQL Server
            url: /sql/relational-databases/security/authentication-access/azure-ad-authentication-sql-server-automation-setup-tutorial
          - text: Linked server for SQL Server with Microsoft Entra authentication
            url: /sql/relational-databases/security/authentication-access/azure-ad-authentication-sql-server-linked-server
          - text: Enable Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Server on Azure VMs
            url: ../virtual-machines/windows/configure-azure-ad-authentication-for-sql-vm.md