https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-ideas/windows-authentication-with-a-distributed-arcsde/idi-p/973396 <P>I would like Esri to support Windows Authentication with a distributed ArcSDE SQL Server configuration. &nbsp;The distributed model is and always has been supported for Oracle databases but not for SQL Server databases. &nbsp;This is critical to support a large user base that puts a heavy demand on a single SQL Server instance or if you are using an enterprise SQL Server that contains GIS and non-GIS enabled databases. &nbsp;This current nonsupport of OS Authentication does not support enterprise deployments of GIS software.</P><!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000004JVC --> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 23:49:39 GMT JonathanObermoller 2022-08-25T23:49:39Z https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-ideas/windows-authentication-with-a-distributed-arcsde/idi-p/973396 <P>I would like Esri to support Windows Authentication with a distributed ArcSDE SQL Server configuration. &nbsp;The distributed model is and always has been supported for Oracle databases but not for SQL Server databases. &nbsp;This is critical to support a large user base that puts a heavy demand on a single SQL Server instance or if you are using an enterprise SQL Server that contains GIS and non-GIS enabled databases. &nbsp;This current nonsupport of OS Authentication does not support enterprise deployments of GIS software.</P><!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000004JVC --> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 23:49:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-ideas/windows-authentication-with-a-distributed-arcsde/idi-p/973396 JonathanObermoller 2022-08-25T23:49:39Z