Cannot connect to database server.

Product:

Microsoft SQL server 2022

Issue:

When on the server try to login with a SQL account in SSMS you get a error:

TITLE: Connect to Server
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: SSL Provider, error: 0 – The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: -2146893019)

For help, click: https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/relational-databases/errors-events/mssqlserver–2146893019-database-engine-error

The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted

 

Solution:

Mark Trust Server Certificate and click connect.

 

More Information:

https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0109476

https://blog.netnerds.net/2023/03/new-defaults-for-sql-server-connections-encryption-trust-certificate/

https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/3299/how-to-configure-ssl-encryption-in-sql-server/

https://help.akana.com/content/current/sp/platform_install/install_db_mssql.htm

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