# How to Connect to Microsoft SQL Server Remotely Using Teleport

DevFeed: [How to Connect to Microsoft SQL Server Remotely Using Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-connect-to-microsoft-sql-server-remotely-using-teleport-29614.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/connect-microsoft-sql-remotely/>)

Author: travis.rodgers@goteleport.com (Travis Rodgers)

Published: 2022-09-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [sql-server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql-server.md>), [active directory](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/active-directory.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/audit.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firewall.md>), [VPC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpc.md>)

Tags: [active-directory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/active-directory.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewall.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [sql-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql-server.md>), [vpc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpc.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to connect to Microsoft SQL Server remotely using Teleport and Active Directory authentication. It recommends Windows authentication, limiting public exposure through network isolation, and enabling auditing for logins, sessions, and SQL queries.

## Source excerpt

In this blog post, we'll look at how to connect to Microsoft SQL Server remotely using Teleport and Active Directory Authentication.