Security Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)

Security information is exposed in catalog views that are optimized for performance and utility. When possible, use the following catalog views to access catalog metadata.

Database-Level Views

sys.database_permissions	sys.database_role_members
sys.database_principals	sys.master_key_passwords

Server-Level Views

sys.server_permissions	sys.sql_logins
sys.server_principals	sys.system_components_surface_area_configuration
sys.server_role_members

Encryption Views

sys.asymmetric_keys	sys.crypt_properties
sys.certificates	sys.key_encryptions
sys.credentials	sys.symmetric_keys

See Also

Reference

Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)

Other Resources

Security Considerations for SQL Server

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