Benefits of SQL authentication?

SQL2K
SP4
I can find lots of info regarding the justification to use WINNT instead of
SQL authentication. Are there any good reasons to use SQL authentication
instead?
TIA, ChrisRWeb applications, Mac or Linux users, or any situation where the users are
not members of the domain.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
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"ChrisR" <ChrisR@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> SQL2K
> SP4
> I can find lots of info regarding the justification to use WINNT instead
> of
> SQL authentication. Are there any good reasons to use SQL authentication
> instead?
> TIA, ChrisR|||Thanks, I should have been more specific. I know there are times when users
MUST use SQL auth. However, if it could go either way, what would the
benefits be to SQL auth?
"Arnie Rowland" wrote:

> Web applications, Mac or Linux users, or any situation where the users are
> not members of the domain.
> --
> Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
> Westwood Consulting, Inc
> Most good judgment comes from experience.
> Most experience comes from bad judgment.
> - Anonymous
>
> "ChrisR" <ChrisR@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AFC675ED-FE57-41DD-8CF9-F494E112E95A@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||If you have a choice, the pros are for Windows authentication, and the cons
are for SQL Authentication.
I, honestly, can't recall situations where SQL Authentication is the best
choice over Windows Authentication -unless SQL Authentication is required
for some specific need.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"ChrisR" <ChrisR@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, I should have been more specific. I know there are times when
> users
> MUST use SQL auth. However, if it could go either way, what would the
> benefits be to SQL auth?
>
> "Arnie Rowland" wrote:
>|||There aren't any benefits aside from needing to use it. You wouldn't
'choose' SQL Auth over Windows auth if you had both as a viable option -
ever. SQL Auth is a subset of Windows Auth - not vice versa.
"ChrisR" <ChrisR@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, I should have been more specific. I know there are times when
> users
> MUST use SQL auth. However, if it could go either way, what would the
> benefits be to SQL auth?
>
> "Arnie Rowland" wrote:
>