title: Connecting to SQL Server from .NET using an Active Directory Service Account
body: <p>I have Winforms application written in C# which connects to a SQL Server Database. When I connect to SQL Server I build up a connection string which can contain either SQL Server login details or use Windows Authentication, in which case I omit the user name and password and use the </p>
  
  <pre><code>"Integrated Security=SSPI" 
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  <p>setting in the connection string.</p>
  
  <p>Now, a user requested that they have the option to connect to MS SQL Server using an Active Directory Service Account as opposed to a Network User account (which is what I assume the connection using Windows Authentication will pass through. </p>
  
  <p>I am not familiar with service accounts or Active Directory and was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. Is there some way of building a connection string that will allow my application to connect to the database using a specific Active Directory Service Account?</p>