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Read this msdn article and doesn't seem to say if it keeps using the same self-signed cert after one is automatically generated.

If SQL Server generates a new SSL cert upon every connection (anyone confirm this?) or every time someone logs in, then does this cause any noticeable performance issue?

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The self-signed certificate is NOT generated upon every connection/login. So no performance hit here.

Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189067%28v=sql.105%29.aspx

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  • I don't see where it says that in the article. Can you quote it?
    – user35358
    Mar 10, 2014 at 15:11
  • "If a trusted certificate is not installed, SQL Server will generate a self-signed certificate when the instance is started, and use the self-signed certificate to encrypt the credentials."
    – Jens W.
    Mar 10, 2014 at 15:13

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