From ebae4208b6cfc71a5e7f78e92350c8fd64a9acd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: chassq Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:32:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update elastic query security notes in documentation Clarify security concerns regarding SQL logins for elastic queries. --- azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md b/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md index 0b29f4646e4..1d74bbe6166 100644 --- a/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md +++ b/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md @@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ Elastic query is included in the cost of Azure SQL Database. Topologies where yo - Elastic query works with Azure SQL Database only. You can't use it for querying a SQL Server instance, Azure SQL Managed Instance, or Fabric SQL database. - Private links are currently not supported with elastic query for those databases that are targets of external data sources. + +- Elastic queries only support SQL logins. This presents a security problem as SQL logins are not recommneded to be used as they require passwords to be stored and securly maintained in other resources. Until elastic queries support managed identity they are not recommended from a security perspective. ## Related content From d9f1f34d58ade5dfd7cf7050de057e85ad2ee9aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: chassq Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:42:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md spelling correction Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --- azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md b/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md index 1d74bbe6166..d2d2db9b0b7 100644 --- a/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md +++ b/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview.md @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Elastic query is included in the cost of Azure SQL Database. Topologies where yo - Private links are currently not supported with elastic query for those databases that are targets of external data sources. -- Elastic queries only support SQL logins. This presents a security problem as SQL logins are not recommneded to be used as they require passwords to be stored and securly maintained in other resources. Until elastic queries support managed identity they are not recommended from a security perspective. +- Elastic queries only support SQL logins. This presents a security problem as SQL logins are not recommended to be used as they require passwords to be stored and securely maintained in other resources. Until elastic queries support managed identity they are not recommended from a security perspective. ## Related content